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The Many Ways Journalists Can Use Twitter Because of its simplicity, Twitter has great potential for many different uses and applications. With a little creativity, the possibilities are nearly endless. A recent survey out of Norway sheds...

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The Era of Camera-Phone Photojournalism: A Conversation With Photojournalists & Media Gurus

Posted by Maria Khan | Posted in Commentary, Reviews | Posted on 02-05-2010

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Tsunami, Indonesia by Photojournalist, Karl Grobl (@karlgrobl)

As the tsunami of the digital media revolution engulfs the globe, Journalism’s visual branch is now being played out in two teams; on one end of the spectrum are the citizen photojournalists and on the other end are the professionally trained photojournalists.

Bloggers equipped with camera phones, a basic knowledge of some photo editing software and access to a photo-sharing website are now capable of producing photographs.

What is the impact of this new wave of camera-phone photojournalism on a professionally trained photojournalist?