Massive, destructive student protests are wrapping up in London at this hour. The events have been broadcast by various news sources. According to Sky News student leaders say their protest against hikes in tuition fees was “completely undermined” by violence. Watch the marching smashing and burning below while you can.
I found and watched the above video after following a tweet from @ of an unveiling of social media and journalism being integrated through feeds. The full story from lostremote.com is here. They sum it up perfectly with this:
“Now we’re trying something new. Our team is not just looking at traditional news sources, but updates from observers at the scene who are snapping photos with their phones and sending them out on Twitter. For example, here are a few photos from the London protests today.
And we’re not only curating them ourselves, but encouraging our users on BreakingNews.com to help us “spot” them. (Click “spot” and you can send us links to tweets, Twitpic/yFrog/Plixi photos and YouTube clips). Of course, this only works on highly-visible stories (like weather and protests), but as more people use smart phones wired into social media, the volume will only increase.” -lastremote.com
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