I saw this interesting article on CNET, which talks about YouTube and how people are posting video of an event (like the cop attacking the biker) and really scooping the media. The author talks about the relationship between the professional journalists and the blogger community and how the journalists have the ability to develop the story. This rings especially true given the local YouTube story last week and how that reflected what occurred locally. It is a good read if you are interested in the relationship with new and old media. As we have seen YouTube is being used for good and bad, but it does provide a way for people to directly highlight something they feel is important. This is something I feel is important, which is why I allow you to post pretty much unmoderated on this site.
Here is the link:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10002238-93.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksAr...
