Citizen journalism has taken a new turn in influencing world politics.
Ever since the first clash occurred between the ruling Myanmar junta military and protesters, video feed and pictures of the confrontations were published by major news sources. However, a majority of photos and videos weren't taken by well-known journalists, but bloggers who feel that the "world needs to know what's going on," said Benjamin Valk, a student who sent a video to CNN.
In the wake of global scrutiny, the military government cut off Internet connections in Myanmar in hopes of reducing the flow of information to those living outside the country. Blogs based in Myanmar suddenly went dark, however other bloggers vowed to keep fighting.
One popular blog, http://ko-htike.blogspot.com/, operates out of London and has kept the world on its toes with its up-to-the-minute reporting of events unfolding in Myanmar. Pictures of violence used against protesters can be seen and videos are featured on the site.
With more confrontations expected between the military and civilians, many Internet users can only hope more civilians will continue to feed us with videos and pictures of the events unfolding in Myanmar.
1 comment:
I think this is pretty interesting topic and makes me thankful to be an American where freedom of speech is practiced. The world needs to know what is going on inside Myanmar and the people need to be able to voice it.
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