Nathan Lanier liveblogged the bomb scare In Birmingham (England), including with pictures in a easy to use Flickr account.
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Cars and People Being Stopped in Birmingham (Updates at top)
Update: John points out that Nathan is also live blogging this. He’s on it.
It’s going to get rather stormy here in Atlanta, and we’ve had a transformer blow already, so I doub;t I’m going to be able to cover this as I’d like. I know Jeff is co…
ppgaz
Well, NBC News is reporting a bomb scare in Birmingham, complete with evacuations, and supported with footage.
So, I’m confused. And I don’t even know what color the Terror Threat Level is at the moment. Yellow? Chartreuse? Mauve?
Nathan Lanier
ppgaz:
I just think it’s fascinating how fast we can receive information of a developing news event using new technologies such at technorati and flickr. I had pictures and firsthand accounts posted on my site before the BBC even had a full report.
It’s not a replacement of professional reporting by any means, but it’s an interesting (and perhaps important) supplement.
ppgaz
Indeed. Thanks for the info.