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...