Citizen journalism keeps Syria uprising alive
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BEIRUT — Defying a state-imposed media blackout, Syria’s citizen journalists are keeping protest coverage alive, in a country that until only a few months ago barred access to social media networks.
“With the efficiency of the networks that were developed over the past few weeks, through which we can now see into every town and village in Syria, there is no way the regime can stop information or footage, videos, and images from coming out,” said Syrian activist Ausama Monajed.
“The role of the new media is extremely vital. It is bridging the gap between what activists are doing on the ground and the classic media.”
Monajed runs The Syrian Revolution News Round-up, a daily briefing on protests, clashes and killings using eyewitness accounts and leaked footage taken by mobile phones of protesters that is authenticated to the best of their ability.
The flawlessly written briefing, in English, Arabic and French, is then emailed to rights groups and the international media..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110527com7.html
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