Mapping the Recent Conflict

Posted on May 10, 2008. Filed under: independent journalism, international journalism | Tags: conflict, crowdsourcing, lebanon, maps, mashup, online journalism, Social Media |

(Above: Detail of Ras Beirut, where much of the recent fighting is/was, captured from a Platial map created to document the events of the past few days.)
I just sent this email out to everyone I know in Lebanon. Please move it around:
Dear friends close to Lebanon,
I hope each and every one of you is safe [...]