Iran Protests Highlight Power of Citizen Journalism

While the major 24-hour news networks were showing a speech by President Obama, the internet was on fire with reports, videos and first-hand accounts of the protests occuring in Iran following what appears to be a rigged election.

As CNN talked healthcare, Twitter was lighting up with of-the-second reports of the first gunfire from security forces and the arrival of Mousavi at the protests.

Videos are flooding YouTube and images are all over Flickr as the world reports on what is happening.

This is another landmark moment for the changing winds of news and journalism.  Sure, the newspapers will be a great place to read about what happened but the internet is where it is happening right this second.

Mashable has a very useful overview of using the net to stay on top of these events as they happen:

This guide breaks down the best new media sources for real-time information, photos, and videos of the Iran situation, as well as ways to organize and share it with others.   LINK

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