This NY Times piece about how Iran started changing the rules on how main stream media represent citizen journalism. I think Iran is the tipping point for the future. Even when information is not being blocked by a government, the news organizations are learning that they can trust citizens to share good information.
If they want to be "first" they will have to use the sources coming in from social media. Emergency managers can use this same information for situational awareness during disasters.
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If they want to be "first" they will have to use the sources coming in from social media. Emergency managers can use this same information for situational awareness during disasters.
