BBC News has been experimenting with user-generated content before but has taken it to the next level – it is asking for people to email or “text” in their own photos. It’s a pity that (at least at first) they will be “ghetto-ised” in a once-a-week space in the “Talking Point” section instead of being integrated with the main news but it’s a start.
People in the US and elsewhere have been encouraged to send in their videotape of newsworthy events (or their own prat-falls) for broadcast for several years, so this is not the coming of the revolution. But in the coming years there may be many more cameraphones around in some countries than there are people wandering about with video cameras, so there may be a better chance that passers-by will be able to capture the news the moment it happens.
Thanks to Matt Jones for the link.
