Rodney King, dead at 47, sparked citizen journalism that’s now commonplace

Poynter Institute by Andrew Beaujon | Jun. 18, 2012 (News Analysis)

Los Angeles Times | Mediactive | Politico Rodney King died Sunday at 47. The 1992 acquittal of the police officers who beat him sparked riots that lasted three days, but the changes in newsgathering that occurred after that beating continue to unspool tw Full Story »

Posted by Pamela Hogle - via Ellen Miller

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Subjects: U.S., Media
Topics: Citizen Journalism
Member Tags: civil rights
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Posted by: Posted by Pamela Hogle - Jun 18, 2012 - 8:11 AM PDT
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Jun 18, 2012 - 11:50 AM PDT

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