Al Jazeera: the view from Gaza
One of the highlights of #media140 was learning from the diverse examples of the way journalists from all over the world are using Twitter and other forms of social media and user generated content. It was particularly enlightening to hear from Al Jazeera’s social media director Riyaad Minty (@riy) whose presentation shared the way his network is using innovative tools to track hotspots like Gaza. As well as their comprehensive site gathering news on Gaza, they have a user generated site which tracks incidents of violence in the region, a dedicated Gaza Titter feed, and a creative commons repository for all of their Gaza footage.
One of the interesting points he made is that their decision to share all their Gaza footage with a creative commons license led to an impressive range of uses but also had important commercial rewards for the organisation leading to greater traffic and the development of ongoing commercial relationships. Uses of this material have included:
- films
- school projects
- billboards
- community servce annoucnements
- videogames
- music videos
- teaching
Al Jazeera's Tracking Gaza site collects user generated report incidents of violence from the region
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