Cameraphone prevents Kidnap attempts

Talk about the power of media--and multimedia, writes C/net Asia.

"On Saturday morning, the Philippine Tourism Authority general manager and his family narrowly escaped a kidnapping or hijacking attempt while driving in the province of Batangas in the Philippines.

The hero who came to their rescue? A journalist who scared off the would-be kidnappers or hijackers by shouting that he was from the media while shooting video using his camera-phone."

emily | 8:46 AM | How people and businesses are using cameraphones |
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