Arab Spring
- Series of protests, demonstrations and wars against governments
- Mainly North Africa
- Caused by wiki leaks leaking documents about the corruption governments
- Also causes by the youth being able to see the different democracies around the world and how they had a terrible situation.
- Tunisia + Egypt the first main rebellions
- News institutions relied on UGC for footage because news crews werent being allowed in some countires.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
Ian Tomlinson
- Died during G20 protests
- Hit and pushed by police officer, suffered a heart attack shortly after
- Police officer ended up getting away with it
- The guardian published footage after the initial post mortum showing the police brutality. Sparking uproar amongst the public.
- The footage was UGC
- Ian wouldn't of received justice if it wasn't for this UGC
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/19/ian-tomlinson-family-civil-case
Gaddafi & Libya
- Dictator killed and overruled
- Civil war ripped through the country
- Rebels protest against Gaddafi's reign
- Gaddafi claims that they are linked to Al Quedea
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/12/libyan-attack-fire-cannot-extinguish
Christian Bale Rant
- During the recording of Terminator: Salvation
- Screaming at staff
- Wouldn't of been given the worlwide attention if it wasn't for citizen journalism to an extent
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/06/bbc-apology-christian-bale-rant
Bus Driver Uppercut
- On a bus in Cleveland Ohio, America. A young black girl got uppercuted by the bus driver
- Showed on WSHH
- Covered by most urban news outlet
- Sparked arguments about if its right or wrong
- Trying to get WSHH shut down because of it
- Wouldn't of come to light if not for a citizen journalist shooting the footage and uploading it to WSHH
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/18/worldstarhiphop-bankable-brand-brutality
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