Follow Mumbai coverage via social media

November 27, 2008 · Filed Under Tips and Tools, , , , , , , ,  

Here’s a quick roundup of social media to check for updates and reactions, from Poynter Online.

: A general search for “Mumbai” will collect everything. The hashtag #mumbai is slightly more selective. You can also read geotagged tweets originating from within 15 miles of Mumbai.

Social news sites and : Wikipedia had a current events page, 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Mahalo also is tracking the news. NowPublic has multimedia coverage. Ground Report also has coverage.

: A Mumbai Help blog has been set up, and several prominent Indian bloggers are participating. The community Mumbai Metblogs has lots of coverage, including and . India Uncut offers blogger Amit Varma’s firsthand account of escaping the scene of an attack. Gaurav Mishra offers a roundup: Real Time Citizen Journalism in Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. Maitri Venkat-Ramani also has a good roundup. On Global Voices Online, Neha Viswanathan posted a roundup of reports from several Indian .

Maps: Here’s an embeddable Google Map of the attack sites

Flickr:Vinu has several from an attack scene.

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