[Leica] The future of journalism

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Keith Wessel offered:
" <keith at wesselphoto.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] The future of journalism

>>>Today there were hundreds of people with palm trees.  The palm tree 
>>>became a
symbol for lies in the media.  FOX News, in an attempt to show these
demonstrations were violent showed footage of a violent interaction and
claimed the footage was from Madison.  Interestingly, that footage included
palm trees in the background. <<<<

Hi Keith,

FOX NEWS? What did you expect from that lot! That no good rotten TV outfit 
are the worst bunch of lying , "I was going to say media people" but they're 
not worthy of being associated with the media!

Enough said before we're told to move this to the other location.

cheers,
ted

> Yes Ted,
>
> There were at least three M8s sited at this event and I saw DAG and 
> another
> fellow with M6s a couple of weeks ago.  There were also tens of thousands 
> of
> Nikons and Cannons.  There were Cannon SLRs shooting videos attached to
> gyros'.
>
> It is a different world for dissemination of information.  I have never 
> seen
> one event so well documented.  Where the documents will go or whether they
> will be seen is another question.  But, when a legislator was taken down 
> by
> the police trying to enter the capitol, there was someone there to shoot a
> video.
>
> Today there were hundreds of people with palm trees.  The palm tree became 
> a
> symbol for lies in the media.  FOX News, in an attempt to show these
> demonstrations were violent showed footage of a violent interaction and
> claimed the footage was from Madison.  Interestingly, that footage 
> included
> palm trees in the background.
>
> Keith
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+keith=wesselphoto.com at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+keith=wesselphoto.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> George Lottermoser
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:55 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The future of journalism
>
> Well Ted.
> We had 70,000 people in Madison, WI today;
> including extremely articulate internationally known speakers;
> and singer songwriters.
> It's a national, history making "story."
> Not one network, cable or local station covered it;
> because they are owned by corporate interests with political ties and
> agendas.
> What you see at the link IS the future of journalism because they're there
> getting and broadcasting live in real time, archiving the material, and
> making it available.
> Think of it as Capa (or you) sending 20 rolls of film back to the 
> magazine.
> Not every frame on those rolls is worth looking at (except as a record of
> history).
>
> If "uptake" had not been there an historical event would have gone
> undocumented.
> Instead - thousands went to the site, watched and listened live.
>
> Think early radio; shortwave; etc.
> This new citizen journalism is in its infancy.
> If you're interested I can also point you to more "highly produced" pieces
> on this historical event that is in day 19.
>
> Regards,
> George
> (from iPad)
>
> On Mar 5, 2011, at 15:56, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
>
>> OH and to keep it on topic? ....I do think if one looks closely in the
> crowd there's a Leica in there somewhere! ;-)
>
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