Monday, June 22, 2009

Iran Protests and News Media

Iran is the latest case to test the news media's ability to transmit news in crisis situations. So far, it looks, the biggest winners are new social media enterprises like Twitter, Facebook, and Google - not the traditional news organizations.

GlobalPost: Opinion: The complexity of covering Iran

MediaShift: Rules of Engagement for Journalists on Twitter

AP: Web support pours out for Iran protesters

AP: World's media seeks ways around Iran clampdown


Mashable:#IranElection Crisis: A Social Media Timeline

The New York Times: Twitter on the Barricades: Six Lessons Learned