Journo's tech landing
Web 2.0
21 January 2008
The internet changed how journalists reported the Heathrow crash, a BBC reporter has revealed.
Rory Cellan-Jones, writing in the corporation's dotlife blog, explained that he went online for reference materials, images and even used it to simulated the landing for himself.
"Ten years ago, we would not have had three tools that proved essential over recent days – Google, YouTube, and games software downloaded online," he explained.
Graphic artists used Google Earth pictures to inform their illustrations and he said he took further information from YouTube.
"We used those pictures on the Six O Clock News – and other broadcasters had the same idea, finding YouTube footage of bird strikes to illustrate one possible cause of the crash landing."
The web has 'compressed space and time' by its ability to transmit instant pictures and images from around the world.
However, Mr Cellan-Jones was quick to point out "it was human qualities – the skill and nerve of the crew – which saw them safely onto the ground".
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