UK news outlet Sky News launches an iPhone app that includes an interface enabling citizen journalism—“simply fill out your location and contact details, along with some comments on the news and a picture, and off it goes to Sky.” The app is free…but only at the UK and Ireland’s iTunes Store.
The Kicker — May 29, 2009 09:09 AM
Citizen Journalism? There’s an App for That
By Megan Garber
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