The BBC echoes my sentiments (actually, that’s probably a little self righteous - I’m sure they’d have said that anyway!) on how the web has created a fantastic outlet for both journalists and citizens in passing on the latest news about disasters.

The bombings in London in July, and hurricane Katrina this month have sent all sorts of citizen journalism through the roof. From up-to-the-minute first-hand photographs of the bombings aftermath, to Wikipedia’s constantly-updated Katrina page, the will of everyday individuals to pass on what they know has quickly created a very respectable source of information.

Storm blogs offer Katrina insight [BBC]