Among all the coverage of the aftermath of yesterday's horrible bombings in London, the LA Times had an interesting story about how cellphones with video capability are affecting how quickly the media is able to cover a story. Apparently, some British news outlets had video files emailed to them mere minutes after the bombings occurred. Despite the obviously poor quality, networks were falling all over themselves to get this stuff on the air since security would not allow their camera crews into the bomb sites. Setting aside the somewhat disgusting thought of no one ever helping anyone in need anymore because they're all to busy trying to capture the moment with their phones, this does raise some interesting questions about the innocent bystander's role in recording history. I would also expect to see a fairly rapid jump in the video capabilities of phones over the next couple of years.
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