According to hearsay evidence the concept of digital images was developed by some computer pioneers who worked on the second floor of their building and wanted to be able to tell if the coffee maker on the first floor had finished its chore. If those images are still available, they will have some historic value.
When Mario Savio leaped into the headlines with an extemporaneous speech almost fifty years ago, the citizens in Berkeley had a specific example that a cusp area where political activism and celebrity often overlap does exist.
The aim of political activists is to draw attention to a specific cause and so spokespersons faces a double edge sword when they start to become a certified celebrities. They can draw massive news coverage but they also risk drawing attention away from the cause they are working to achieve.
Meanwhile bloggers have to start thinking like photo editors.
If there are approximately three dozen people who cover activists handing out flyers does that mean that the photos have news value?
If bloggers are becoming concerned with questions of news value is that evidence that the phenomenon of citizen journalism is maturing?
Local TV stations have been accused of adopting an "if it bleeds; it leads" philosophy of journalistic judgment.
If a local event doesn't produce eye catching dramatic images does it deserve play?
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