Phi Phi Island after the Indian Ocean tsunami

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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Credits

creator

Suzanne Plunkett

Production places

Thailand

Production dates

2004

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Image contagion

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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

2D Object

Exhibition Prop

Photographic print/Pictorial

Materials

Graphic

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Thailand, 2004

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