Guardian's London bombing media coverage

The Guardian sums up the London bombings' media coverage (as of July 11) here. The headline for this piece was "We had 50 images within an hour" and the deck: "Britain watched the story of the London bombings through mobile phone pictures and video clips, while America saw another 9/11. MediaGuardian reflects on a momentous day for journalism." It's a very interesting piece as it gets into the whole issue of real-time bloggers and "citizen journalists" sending in their mobile phone camera stills and video clips to the news organizations. Notes the piece:

Seasoned news executives talk of a "tipping point", a democratisation of the news process, the true birth of the "citizen reporter". The public assuming control of the newsgathering process to a hitherto unimagined degree.
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Helen Boaden, the BBC's director of news, described it as a "new world" and a "gear change". Minutes after the bombings occurred in London last Thursday, newsrooms around the capital were being deluged with pictures and video clips sent directly from the scene. The long-predicted democratisation of the media had become a reality, as ordinary members of the public turned photographers and reporters.