The Virginia Tech tragedy and video
As Crikey.com.au reports: “In the strange, two-hour hiatus that interrupted his murderous rampage, the Virginia Tech gunman went to the post office and mailed NBC news a package containing photos and videos of him delivering a snarling, profanity-laced tirade about rich “brats” and their “hedonistic needs”.
The video and still pictures have been all over the internet, yet again reconfirming the power of the medium.
Other people at the college were blogging their reaction to the events almost as they happened, and one student was wrongly thought to be the gunman based on his web comments.
It’s proof yet again of the power of the new media.