Iranian protests, crowdsourcing online

New York Times feature on Mehdi Saharkhiz (last week)

Example of footage featured in news piece:

Access Now link

Concern earthquake response coverage

In-depth, human reports and film/photography on-the-ground in Haiti on Concern’s earthquake coverage blog. Personal empathetic reportage and witness account.

Dedicated YouTube channel features a number of interviews with key Irish members of the organisation involved in this relief effort…

The Concern Worldwide website has also embedded its own Twitter feed, here.

Twitter in Haiti

Haven

Newstalk reporter Ger Gilroy

Trocaire

Oxfam relaying action on Haiti

“We have a team on the ground of over one hundred people, they’ve got very good networks with what is happening there… we can respond to this, we’ve responded to these disasters in the past.”

Oxfam’s humanitarian spokesperson, Louis Belanger phone log/phlog… audio reports from the region accessible on Oxfam website…

“The priority for us is to make sure we communicate with our staff on the ground… working all day and all night tomorrow to assess situation, co-ordinate with other aid agencies to make sure we don’t duplicate or bump into each other… aid delivery will be difficult in the next 36/48hrs as the airport is shut down and the infrastructure in terms of roads is still very difficult for us to operate in…”

Oxfam Twitter

Social Media at work in Haiti aftermath

Story feature in Guardian where with “normal communications channels upset, social media has played a key part in news from Haiti – particularly at CNN”

It’s now almost two years since CNN decided officially that iReport – a section of its website where people can upload video material, with contact information – and social media should become a legitimate source for its newsgathering.

In the Haiti crisis, CNN has published a selection of social media material, making clear what isn’t verified. This user generated content is set apart from vetted postings, which are labelled differently and used in the same way as any other verified source.

Story in today’s Irish Independent:

Twitter and Facebook to the fore in aid effort
Thursday January 14 2010

Minutes after Tuesday night’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, Twitter and other social networking sites were abuzz with witness accounts, photographs and appeals for help.

This latest disaster highlights the way social media sites have come to the fore as a means of raising global awareness and cash. First-hand accounts and contacts via sites such as Facebook and Twitter bring humanity and immediacy to major news events that professional accounts can sometimes lack.

Charities such as Oxfam have been quick to harness the power of social networking. Sarah Brown of Oxfam said that the response through Oxfam’s Twitter feed had been remarkable. “Social networking sites such as Twitter allow us to get the news out there as fast as possible, and the response in terms of re-tweeting from our 8,000 followers has been amazing,” she said.

Irish Rail Tweet in the snow

Uncertain commuters fret no more… at 4:30pm Irish Rail confirm services are running, despite heavy snowfall and treacherous travel conditions around Ireland this afternoon.

Irish Defence Forces

Defence Forces Spokesman Commandant Gavin Young talks to Jack Murray from Mediacontact.ie about how the Irish Army is using Youtube, Twitter and Facebook to get its message out on the flooding crisis, and from the frontline in Chad.

Originally found on Mulley Communications blog.