Photo by affaire de couronne de Thomas
The media landscape is changing before our very eyes. Once again a major news story can be covered by anyone with an internet connection, often with greater accuracy and more insight than the established media channels. I have been following developments in Thailand over the last few hours and it seems to me the the best source for breaking developments and the background to what has been happening are Twitter, Flickr and blogs.For more details on what is going on in Bangkok check out
#redshirts on Twitter
"redshirts" in Google blog search and Technorati
"redshirts" in Youtube
"redshirts" on Flickr
Follow these sources for an hour or two and you'll find out as much as most professional journalists (at least non - Thai's) know about what is happening.
I see this tendency set to explode over the next few years as more and more people are able to access the internet via their mobile/cell phones and the world wide web ceases to the sole domain of those with the wealth to buy a computer. Already the number of people who use mobiles in the developing world has skyrocketed. With the spread of lower cost devices which include video and camera capabilities as well as letting you get on the internet then we will have to chance to hear from those caught up in news stories around the world unfiltered by national and international media.
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