Jun
23
NPR interview about citizen journalism
June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By Clarence William Cromwell
Stephen Lacy, journalism professor at Michigan State University, was interviewed by Christina Shockley, host of Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition. The podcast is at the Michigan Radio site.
I’m reposting my comments to the interview below:
Jun
17
CJ’s carry the day in Tehran
June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By Clarence William Cromwell
In Tehran, foreign journalists have been all but shut down. Citizen journalists are posting everything online. Protests against what citizens call a rigged election are being put down by aggressive police action.
fhashemi’s Flickr photostream.
Tehranlive.org.
And check out the #iranelection thread on Twitter.
Jun
1
Bukowski gets probation and a fine
June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By Clarence William Cromwell
A Michigan Messenger story, by MINEHAHA FORMAN reports that Diane Bukowski got a year of probation, 200 hours of community service and $4,000 in fines for photographing the deadly results of a police chase by Michigan State Police on Election Day last year.
The judge acknowledged that police testimony did not agree with Fox 2 news [...]