I was quoted by the BBC in an article on the possible scenarios opened by Twitter’s new translation services:
“I think it opens a lot of chances for independent storytellers and bloggers to make their voice reach a wider audience,”
Federico Guerrini, a journalist fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, told the BBC.
“In the future, activists and bloggers from foreign countries could bypass the filter of Western ‘curators’ and tell the world live what is happening.
“Journalists will also have easier access to a number of sources previously unavailable,” he added.
via BBC News – Twitter translates tweets from leading Egyptians.
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