London Bombings As Depicted By Google Earth
from the google-earth-news dept
As much of the world was shaken yesterday morning by news of the terrorist attacks in London, the Internet took center stage in the dissemenation of news and information for many concerned global citizens. Though the BBC site was overwhelmed, reports soon started flowing in through blogs, Flickr, and Wikipedia. Citizen journalists were first to the scene with their camera phones. Poynter Online noticed that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation News put together a very compelling use for Google Earth -- they compiled a geographical timeline of the major events that transpired with yesterday's bombings. Seeing where the bombings took place really ground the terrorist act -- suddenly, events that transpired halfway around the world don't seem so far away anymore. But, not only can you see where the bombings took place, you can also click on each spot and see details, and see and hear eyewitness accounts -- it's a much more explorative way of consuming the news, and much more engaging. Finally, news organizations are starting wake up from the monotony of the 30 second news bit.
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waking up
Hrmph...let's hope the bloggers will win.
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