Tuesday, August 30, 2011

A Cell Phone Camera Can Change the World!


A Cell Phone Camera Can Change the World!

Columbus, OH – August 30, 2011 - www.cnn.com/" target="_blank">CNN and your cell phone camera are now on an even playing field.  Think about it.  Most news is not covered by film crews from a local or national TV station anymore.  News is more often captured by someone who was at the right place at the right time.  Capitalizing on this new phenomenon, America's youth are becoming their own producers.  With your help, we can train them to use this newfound outreach tool for good. 

We call this effort www.youtube.com/user/createdequalfilms" target="_blank">Created Equal Films.  Please read on.

Examples of the power of social media to change public opinion abound.  This is evident in today's social action movements. 

  • In 2009-2010, Iranian election protests demonstrated how social networking sites are more quickly and more easily mobilizing large numbers of people.  www.youtube.com/verify_controversy--Q-next_url--E-http%3A//www.youtube.com/wa..." target="_blank">Neda Agha-Soltan was shot in the chest while watching an anti-government demonstration.  She was killed by a pro-government militiaman.  The film of the shooting went viral when it was captured by a cell phone camera and sent out on Twitter.  Neda Agha-Soltan became the poster girl of the uprising, causing the Iranian government to shut down Twitter in Iran.  

Created Equal has a plan to ride the wave created by this generation's ability to use new media to influence their world.  We are undertaking a media training program aimed at developing 21st century media creators who will change the world. 

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