citizen journalism pictures - comparison chart

Source: NoComment News, United States
Special thanks to Maryanne Trengove

That's interesting:

I love to compare things you see on different citizen journalism resources. 

For instance, let's have August 15th news in pictures compared on BBC and NoComment News*. 

1) Authors of the pictures:

BBC: Special agencies only (AP and Getty Images)

NoComment News: Regular Citizens (and there are backlinks to their blogs)

2) Number of the countries covered:

BBC: 7 countries

NoComment News: 13 countries

3) News covered (similar news in italic ):

BBC: 

Independance Day in India and Pakistan

Commemoration of the 62nd Anniversary of Japan's Surrender

Protest in Kenya

The Ship From Napoli Is to be Recycled

Feat Of The Dormition At Troyan Monastery

FEI European Jumping Championships in Mannheim, Germany

Russian President Is Fishing

Autumn In Britain


NoComment News:

Independance Day in India and Pakistan

International Youth Day

One Year Before the Olympic Games 

Floods In Sudan

5 Killed In Korean Ferris Wheel

Bombings in Iraq

Protests in the USA

New Orleans Nowadays - Part of the Regular Overview

Sander Kleveland Festival

Autumn In Berlin

Screenshots From the 'Flood', Upcoming Disaster Movie

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How do you know that something is really happening around the world?



* Links to the originals are:
http://www.nocommentnews.com/select.php?date=2007-08-15*  and http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6947729.stm

Archived: Alan Johnston

pa-speak-best
Originally uploaded by quarsan

"Vigil to mark BBC reporter Alan Johnston's kidnapping in Gaza" - just three months ago (was submitted to NoComment News in April 2007)

Hong Kong Democracy March - 10th anniversary of Chinas rule

Hong Kong Democracy March
Originally uploaded by Ken_Wu

It's 10 years since Hong Kong was handed over to China!

If you want to celebrate it this Friday, welcome to the following party:

"DnB
Magnetic Soul 10 Year anniversary
Handover Party with BBC Radio 1's Fabio
and MC Joker D.
Friday, July 6th 2007
Venue: Heat
Address: 54-62 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai,
Hong Kong
Time: 11PM-Late
Entrance: $200 w/drink
CLUB LEVEL: FABIO and MC Joker D,
plus Blood Dunza, Teem, Fat Demon, Kay
C, and Cookie
Visuals: Mr. Piksi, Sembei VJTwo levels of Liquid Drum N Bass+Soulful House" ( thanks to Just Wonder DnB blog!)