Thought-provoking story from the NYT: When Official Truth Collides With Cheap Digital Technology. Dwyer, J. July 30, 2008
The availability of cheap digital technology — video cameras, digital cameras, cellphone cameras — has ended a monopoly on the history of public gatherings that was limited to the official narratives, like the sworn documents created by police officers and prosecutors. The digital age has brought in free-range history.
[[[Could possibly use this for 391 on Oct 15, new media, new journalism.
