YouTube vid catches police clash with cyclist
July 30th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Citizen journalism
A video uploaded by a New York tourist to YouTube has captured a seemingly unprovoked attack on a cyclist by a police officer.
According to CNET, the video is at odds with the officer’s own report of the incident.
The video-sharing site has plans to harness the power of ‘citizen journalism’ with the launch of its Citizen News channel. Was this video submitted to any news organisations before or at the same time as YouTube?
Whether it was or not this video shows YouTube’s potential for newsgatherers and illustrates the changing relationship between the public and the media – some citizens would rather broadcast the news themselves.
July 30th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
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