There's nothing like strong first-person accounts to make a disaster on the other side of the planet relevant and compelling to people in your backyard.
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Victims of Tuesday's Mumbai train bombings were treated at a city hospital. |
On Tuesday, commuter trains in the Indian financial capital Mumbai were blasted by seven bomb attacks. If you're seeking unique human-interest angles to round out your coverage of this disaster, here are some highlights from Indian news organizations, citizen journalists, and bloggers:
- Mumbai Metroblogging: Make this your first stop. It's one of the increasingly diverse and popular Metroblogging family of hyperlocal sites -- group weblogs offering text, photos and more from people in more than 50 metro areas around the world.
- Flickr: As with the London Underground bombings just over a year ago, the photo-sharing site Flickr offers several photos of the bombing aftermath. But be very careful about how you use and cite Flickr photos. Many have simply been lifted from professional news sites, often without attribution. For instance, Flickr user Manoj Nair included the above photo (which ran Tuesday in the New York Times) in his Flickr page, without attribution. (Flickr tags to watch: Mumbai blasts)
- Technorati tag to watch: Much of the coverage in the blogosphere seems to have adopted the tag Mumbai Blasts. You'll find a steady stream of fresh content there, much of it from India or linking to sources from India. (Feed for this tag)
- YouTube: Of course, you'll find a few videos related to the blast there.
- Indian bloggers: Check out Amit Varma and Global Voices Online for links to many of the best.
- LastingNews.com: See their Google Map of the blasts.
