Summary of Article 1

Summary of 'We're all reporteers in the digital democracy'
by Emily Bell

The democratisation of media- mainstream media being influence and generated by consumers.

It has become second nature since september 11th to digitilised events such as the london bombings. There are thousands of photos and video clips taken by ordinary consumers using their increasingly handy digital equipment.

The working media now has the job of incorporating the 'media' into the media and keeping the citizen journalists content flowing by providing them with the tools and knowledge to do so.