… When Social Media Became the News
(2005)
James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 Tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news — and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy.
James Surowiecki argues that people, when we act en masse, are smarter than we think. He’s the author of The Wisdom of Crowds and writes about finance for the New Yorker. Full bio and more links.





















































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