Reuters reports (posted by CNET News) about moblogs and citizen journalists. Nothing new in the article, if you've been following the trend.
The article says, "The recent tsunami in South Asia gave evidence of moblogs' power and widespread use. Shortly after it struck, dispatches began appearing on blogs, often beating mainstream media to the unfolding story.
"One such blog was Waveofdestruction.org, created by Australian Geoffrey Huntley and made up of video and photos taken at the scene."
Google's reaction
Biz Stone, blogger senior specialist at Google, says in the article, "Families, friends, and co-workers will form there own social spheres through mobile blogging and so too will citizen journalists.
"There is more hype around the idea of real-time breaking-news bloggers than there is around a family that shares on-the-scene wedding and baby photos, but they are all the same from our perspective of enabling self-expression and sharing."
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