They’re some of the most compelling tweets we’ve read. Let’s start with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, who was reporting on the clashes in Cairo when he was attacked:
And then there’s NBC’s Richard Engel: “Watching flaming bombs being dropped from buildings.” Dan Nolan from Al Jazeera: “So many bloodied faces pouring out of this battle. Just saw v young maybe 8yr? old boy unconscious being carried on man’s back.” Gregg Carlstrom, also from Al Jazeera: “I was chased by angry mobs twice, kicked a few times, had rocks thrown at me. Crowd very hostile to journalists (esp. AJ), foreigners.”
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It’s amazing how 140 characters can bring us so much closer to a story.