Less than six months ago, I blogged about citizen reporters using Flickr and other social media sites as fora to organize and rally amidst unrest in the Middle East. Here in the United States, we find another example of social media being used as an increasingly powerful and common activist tool: this time, [...]
Continue Reading →In 1999, police in Washington State acted on a hunch and attached a GPS unit to a murder suspect’s car. Hoping that the suspect would lead them to the crime scene, the investigators monitored his activities and apprehended him when he returned to the place where he had buried his victim. While the [...]
Continue Reading →Although she is only one of many stars that drive the lucrative celebrity news industry, in 2007 Britney Spears’ personal woes made her arguably the “most bankable star.” Many unique pictures of Britney fetched the paparazzi paychecks exceeding $10,000. Everywhere Britney goes, paparazzi follow, and follow dangerously. In early January 2008, four [...]
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