Tsunami bloggers forge a 'tribal news network'
The Asia Times (quoting CyberJournalist.net's Jonathan Dube) says tsunami bloggers have forged a "tribal news network":
Blogs appear to be renewing faith in the efficacy of technological transformation embedded in the principle of "doing the right thing"...."I have been incredibly impressed with the depth and breadth of coverage of the tsunami disaster by non-journalists in Asia - tourists, local residents and bloggers. Bloggers have done a remarkable job gathering all of this material, as well as pulling together aid resources and helping to connect people who are looking for missing loved ones. And even people who have never blogged before have turned to the web to share their gripping accounts and upload their photos and home video, offering a raw, unedited perspective on the human tragedy," said Jonathan Dube, publisher of CyberJournalist.net and managing producer of MSNBC.com, in an exclusive Asia Times Online interview.
Few can dispute that traditional media also have been inspired to meet the reporting challenges posed by the great wave. For example, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) joined the ranks of mainstream media now clicking into the blogosphere by publishing first-hand blog reports and images from many of these non-professional eyewitnesses.
"Together the amateurs and professional journalists have given the public an unprecedented look at a story of this magnitude," Dube told Asia Times Online.
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