Training for a Revolution
The Egyptian April 6 Youth Movement's PR man, Bassem Samir, turned activists into reporters by organizing a trip to the United States for a group of Egyptian activists, where they learned the ins and outs of video journalism. They then went back to Egypt and travelled to major cities secretly teaching more activists these techniques. Samir and his colleagues even trained activists to choose sites for their protests that would make good photo locations. They were also taught how to move their content after it had been shot: Photographers would hand off small memory flash cards at frequent intervals, switch cameras with activists posing as innocent bystanders, and send in camera teams in waves instead of all at once. These training programs led to the abundance of footage from Egypt that we have seen the past few weeks.
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/02/10/egypt_youth_activists_april_6_kefaya_jan25/slideshow.html
YouTube now TV station in Italy
YouTube and similar websites will be considered TV stations in Italy, and will be subject to the obligation to publish corrections within 48 hours upon request and not to broadcast content inappropriate for children in certain time slots. The main change is that YouTube and similar sites will be legally responsible of all published content as long as they have any form (even if automated) of editorial control.
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