From Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish, a reader writes in to remark on the continued place of youtube, twitter and the camera phone in Iran’s struggle:
Watching your continuing coverage of the people of Iran continuing their fight for freedom I was struck, and touched, by the presence, in every picture, in every piece of footage, by the universal presence of cellphones and cameras. No matter how chaotic, no matter how frightened they may be, the protesters held their phones high. Not a brave few but a brave many pressed into the violence, stood right next to the regimes thugs and pointed their cameras. It seems like the ultimate act of defiance; no matter how you try to shut us down or shut us up, we will expose you. You can kill us, but the world will know that we never stopped fighting.
I urge you to continue to use your platform to show us this incredible fight. Before this started, the people of Iran seemed alien and vaguely threatening. Now, I see a young woman, veil shoved back and cellphone in the air, and this lefty atheist woman sees a sister clear across the world.
I sometime imagine that what we write about here is not important, but then a post like this comes along and reminds me that gadgets are more than toys and corporate tools for some in this world. And it makes me very happy.
[The Daily Dish]
Related News
In Iran, Cameras Held High
Casio’s EX-10HG Camera Is Bringing Its Special Indoor Geotagging To the Table In October [Cameras]
Sony’s Cybershot Exmor Ad Is Laughably Unfair- Michael Jackson Gets His Geek On
Pentax W90 Rugged Camera Is a Little Tougher and Brighter [Cameras]
From Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish, a reader writes in to remark on the continued place of youtube, twitter and the camera phone in Iran’s struggle:
Watching your continuing coverage of the people of Iran continuing their fight for freedom I was struck, and touched, by the presence, in every picture, in every piece of footage, by the universal presence of cellphones and cameras. No matter how chaotic, no matter how frightened they may be, the protesters held their phones high. Not a brave few but a brave many pressed into the violence, stood right next to the regimes thugs and pointed their cameras. It seems like the ultimate act of defiance; no matter how you try to shut us down or shut us up, we will expose you. You can kill us, but the world will know that we never stopped fighting.
I urge you to continue to use your platform to show us this incredible fight. Before this started, the people of Iran seemed alien and vaguely threatening. Now, I see a young woman, veil shoved back and cellphone in the air, and this lefty atheist woman sees a sister clear across the world.
I sometime imagine that what we write about here is not important, but then a post like this comes along and reminds me that gadgets are more than toys and corporate tools for some in this world. And it makes me very happy.
[The Daily Dish]
In Iran, Cameras Held High
Canon's A Series Cheapo Digital Cameras Use Rechargable Batteries for the First Time
Nikon D3s With 1080p Video Plus Mystery Camera Announced Next Week? (Hooopefully)
Nikon D300s DSLR in the Flesh, Apparently
Pentax P80 Is Less Than an Inch Thick, but Has 12 Megapixels, Rapid Face Detection and 720p Video Recording
Canon DSLR Suffers 3,000-Foot Fall, Camera and Lens Still Work
Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Happy Birthday Photoshop Edition [Remainders]
Shooting Challenge: Happy New Year!
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 Waterproof Camera Review: My Favorite So Far, Oddly
Panasonic SDR-SW21 Waterproof Camera Non-Review: NO NO NO NO NO!
No Point Hiding Your Tattoos Now Crims, as Scientists Can See Right Through Them