The text, images and video people have been generating is extraordinary in the manner in which it takes our online audience into the heart and soul of the story. |
There was something about the emotion heard over the video that made it seem like an extraordinary perspective to have on this story. |
Traditional journalism is the outside looking in. Citizen journalism is the inside looking out. In order to get the complete story, it helps to have both point of views. |
Traditional journalism provides the view from the outside looking in, and citizen journalism provides the view from the inside looking out. In order to tell the complete story, you need both points of view. |
We have the ability to not only present the context and details of a story like this in text, but also give people the chance to see it, hear it and feel it. That's what makes online so compelling. |