How Storifying Occupy Wall Street Saved the News
ReadWriteWeb, November 17, 2011
By Jon Mitchell
In the dead of night on Monday, Nov.r 14, Zuccotti Park in New York City was raided by police. Early on in the raid, mainstream media outlets began reporting that the police were barring their reporters from entering the park. The night had chilling implications for freedom of the press. But the news got out anyway. The raw power of citizen media - and the future of news envisioned by a site called Storify -- thwarted the media blackout.
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