I think this is partly true but in a slightly different way. While the mobile phone uploads happen (visit Somali forums online and you’ll be amazed at the content-rich and context-aware uploads), the pickup of such is mostly limited to Somali spaces only. Media houses reaching global audiences don’t pick up on these stories unless their core audiences are affected or a story is too mainstream that covering it is strategic to help the media company and their country of origin shape global interpretation of the situation.

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the spaces where you’ll likely find Somalis (since we are talking Somalis) and rarely on indie websites.