Readers contribute to newspapers in a new way

With the gaining popularity of picture phones and digital cameras, several news organizations are asking their readers to contribute in a new way, by sending in their pictures:

- BBC has recently launched a special section where they publish photos sent in from their readers from around the globe, to document «their perspective on the world», on an anti-war protest, a traffic congestion in the city, the Brits Music Awards ceremony, or any other event of general interest.

- After asking it's readers to send in any photos of the Columbia debris , The Dallas Morning News is now sollicting military photos from Irak.

- On a more local and community building level, the Charlotte Observer asked it's readers to send in their personal shots of a snow storm, then published them online as a slide show.

emily | 9:59 AM | Citizens as Camera Phone Reporters |
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