iPhone Citizen Journalism App Seeks Oslo Bombing Pics
iPhone citizen journalism app OneNews is looking for photos from people on the scene of the Oslo bombings to sell to news organizations.
iPhone citizen journalism app OneNews is looking for photos from people on the scene of the Oslo bombings to sell to news organizations.
With the Arab Spring turning everyday citizens with cell phones into witnesses — sometimes the only witnesses — on tumultuous events, the time for the citizen journalism app has definitely arrived.
There are currently dozens of apps in iTunes available for people to submit news tips; some simply offer a way for people to send in local story ideas, others target specific networks and users can send pics and video directly to newsrooms.
Most are free — which speaks to how badly news organizations want no-cost, on-the-ground global coverage.