Journalism.co.uk | media140 :: Speaking at the media140 conference in Barcelona via video link Riyaad Minty, Al Jazeera's head of social media, said a key strategy for Al Jazeera was to get in early and make contact with key bloggers and sources in countries to act as citizen reporters for the news outlet before protests broke out.
[Riyaad Minty:] One of the biggest lessons is when there's a war, when there's a disaster, the first thing that gets taken out is technology and commutations systems, such as Facebook and Twitter.
The key to getting in early is verifying information before the noise gets out.
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