JUST got back from a talk held by the University of Central Lancashire in Preston that looked at the impact of citizen journalism on the media.
Dan Gillmor spoke via a video-link from Doha and the panel also featured the head of BBC News Interactive Peter Clifton.
It was interesting to hear from Peter Clifton that the BBC has set-up a team of six journalists to check the authenticity of photographs and news items submitted by the general public.
The London bombings and the oil storage plant explosion at Buncefield highlighted the importance to mainstream media of items sent in via email and mobile phones.