Big Brother, too : new tech tools for hacks, whistle-blowers and activists : notes from the cutting edge
Powell, Adam D. Clayton · Rhodes Journalism Review · 2013
Armed with a mobile phone, anyone can share news stories, video footage and radio broadcasts with the world. Often called citizen journalists, these mostly untrained volunteer newscasters, activists and whistle-blowers can take advantage of powerful new technologies, many created in Africa, to collect and distribute their reports. Many of these new digital tools are inexpensive or even free. Often, they do not require internet access.