The former director of BBC News,Richard Sambrook, and its ex-head of strategy, or Sean McGuire,argue that digital technology has left rolling news channels outmodedIt's January 1991. Peter Arnett is reporting from the Al-Rashid hotel in Baghdad as the first air strikes of the Gulf war hit the Iraqi capital. He's live on CNN. Audiences around the world are gripped. The 24-hour news channel has near of age.
Fast forward to January 2011. Tahrir Square, Egypt. Citizen journalism ensures that pictures of demonstrations and the resulting crackdown are beamed directly to a global audience.
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Source: theguardian.com