SYRIA: Citizen journalists risk their lives to tell stories

Record ID: 280371

  • Title: SYRIA: Citizen journalists risk their lives to tell stories
  • Date: 2nd March 2012
  • Summary: MORE OF THE ACTIVISTS WORKING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CITIZEN JOURNALIST WHO GAVE HIS NAME AS ABU ABDALLAH SAYING: "With our simple equipment, the cameras and the computers we have, we are trying to be at the place where events are taking place. But this is not what I originally do, or what my fellow activists do for a living. The media should be able to access the country t
  • Embargoed: 17th March 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country: Syria
  • Topics: Communications,Conflict
  • Reuters ID: LVA3IXQDHVKMYSZ7XUHUAB1P34BM
  • Story Text: With independent media severely restricted in Syria, citizen journalists are trying to fill the void by risking their lives to capture developments and upload videos on the internet despite technical difficulties.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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