Citizen Eye News
More than ever before an opportunity exists for anyone to report on the news due to the increase in available and inexpensive technology. The main stream media continues to show the world that they are not interested in keeping people safe, but rather finding the story that best represents their corporate or government interests and/or fuels entertainment. It is now up to citizens to relay the news to others in order to keep this world as non-violent as possible. This site is dedicated to spreading...
Black Bloc versus Live Streamers
I’ve been watching the steady decline in cohesion between anarchist protesters and Occupy protesters since the inception of the Occupy movement. Recently I have seen a rise in intimidation and use of violence against live streamers by the anarchists that use black bloc tactics....
January 17th, Occupy Congress
January 17th should be a good day for citizen/independent journalists. Occupy Congress, one of the biggest gatherings of the Occupy movement yet, is set to take place in Washington D.C. @OakFoSho and @TimCast and @PunkBoyinSF will be uStreaming from this event. @TimCast has...
Support Independent Journalism
If you are fortunate enough to have a job during this economic collapse and want to support the rise in independent/citizen journalism, I suggest donating to the following. If you have an independent journalist or project that you think is worthy of a donation, please list it in the...
Occupy Atlanta D17
Photos from the field. Followed around Occupy Atlanta tonight and got some good shots. Video is now posted! Occupy Atlanta #D17 from Road Rich on Vimeo. I was in downtown Atlanta yesterday and saw the Occupy protesters preparing to march, so I decided to follow them about. Made for...
Defining citizen/independent journalism
In an interview with Current, Tim Pool responded to a question about what citizen journalism means to him. He responded, “Citizen journalism… that phrase confuses me because journalists are citizens. I don’t think you gain any credibility by being an employee for a...
Why peace is so important in peaceful protests
My favorite part of the Occupy movement is how peaceful the protests have been (on the protesters side). When the police are bearing down on protesters and the protesters chant, “we are a peaceful protest”, anyone watching can clearly see that the protesters are the ones with...
Using creative commons to allow citizen journalists access to your photography
The most effective way to allow other citizen journalists to use your photography is to upload your images to a photo sharing site, such as Flickr, and set your photos to have a creative commons licence. What this will enable citizen journalists to do is use your photos freely in their...
