Smartphone Journalism: The Changing Face of News

Filmed at LSO St Luke’s on 8th May 2014. Cameras are everywhere capturing headline events, from the worst atrocities in Syria to the tragic unfolding of Drummer Rigby’s death in Woolwich. The proliferation of smartphones and social media means that the first instinct of many bystanders is to give rolling commentary on live events by posting footage, images and tweets online. And the mainstream media are only too kee