It’s been three months since the Mumbai attack and it feels like the incident has already slipped into the amnesiac conscience of society. Not for those who lost their loved ones. Not for those who lost their city. I think about the fear that paralyzed many of us as we watched Mumbai fall prey to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Citizen Journalism’
26 Feb
Mumbai, You’re Not Forgotten
Posted by Shilpika in Extra Posts. Tagged: Cafe Leopold, Citizen Journalism, Mumbai, Mumbai attack, social media, social networking, Taj Hotel, Twitter. 2 Comments
28 Jan
Regular people. Everyday tools. An influential voice.
Posted by Shilpika in Response Posts. Tagged: Citizen Journalism, Dan Gillmor, Flickr, Mumbai attack, social media, Twitter, We the Media. Leave a Comment
Five years ago, Dan Gillmor chronicled the rise of an emerging social movement called citizen journalism in his book, ‘We the Media.’ The Internet was being used to disseminate information and it had changed the way we created and received news. Technology had given the ordinary man the tools to become a journalist, one with [...]
