How Social Media Became the Engine for Information on #Ferguson
#Ferguson news has dominated social media feeds for two weeks and has sparked debates about police brutality and racial tension in the US.
This image is unreal. Cops in #Ferguson dressed & armed for war, confronting a lone protestor http://t.co/yFqUtwkrjC pic.twitter.com/htQ1OjGjVr
— Frank Matt (@fxmatt4) August 12, 2014
On August 9th, Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo. According to eyewitness reports, Brown was unarmed and shot by a police officer. In the days and weeks since, the Ferguson community has erupted in protests — with social media becoming an engine for related news and information.
One of the eyewitnesses live-tweeted the shooting.
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