I remember the first time I'd heard of an intersection between the internet and personal reportage. It was back in my days at Queen's University, during a computer networking class, when professor Donald Jardine told us about how much of the news about the Tienanmen Square massacre came via email from students in China.
This sort of "citizen journalism" is alive and well today, with blogs joining the citizen journalist's toolkit. Here are some articles about people in Thailand who've been posting blog entries about the recent military coup:
- Global Voices' "Thailand" category (updated often!)
- Blogs give alternative view of political changes in Thailand (INQ7 News, Philippines)
- Blogging the Thailand Coup (King5 News, Seattle)