This is Citizen Journalism and Digital Media reporting
These are hectic times to be in the newsroom. Remember when a natural disaster used to be an unexpected, shocking and scary event? Still shocking and scary, yes, but unexpected they are now not. On top of a menopausal Mother Nature there are political demonstrations occurring in Egypt plus a war still being fought in the Middle East. There are a large number of journalists out in these areas providing coverage, whilst risking their lives. However, with digital media playing such a significant part of society today, maybe they can start taking less risks. I often wonder how they decide which journalist draws the short straw to venture to disaster zones and dangerous areas to provide coverage. Currently in Egypt, journalists are being targeted by the polic...
