Phi Phi Island after the Indian Ocean tsunami

Thailand, 2004

Courtesy AP via AAP

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How the media produces news changed dramatically when bystanders captured the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on handheld cameras. After obtaining the footage, news outlets circulated it around the globe. Today, social media allows spectators to share footage and images of world events instantly.  

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On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Suzanne Plunkett

Production places
Thailand
Production dates
2004

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ACMI Identifier

P180643

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-04. Citizen Journalism → MM-04-C01

Object Types

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Photographic print/Pictorial

Materials

Graphic

Collected

167 times

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