7/7 bombings
I’ve just run across an interesting post [http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/lets_forget_abo.html] from Neil McIntosh about the phrase “citizen journalist”, often used to describe bloggers and mobloggers who do some form of reporting, and how lacking in meaning it really is. I very
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[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2005/07/lonshut1.jpg] [https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2005/07/lonshut2.jpg] [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2005/07/lonshut3.jpg] It’s amazing how many of London’s businesses, including restaurants
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[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24328738/ "photo sharing")The big trek home [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24328738/], originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.com/people/adders/]. I set out for home
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[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24326928/ "photo sharing")Waiting for a bus [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24326928/], originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.com/people/adders/]. Tonight, I was very proud
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John Allison of Scary-go-round [http://scarygoround.com/] fame comments on the day in cartoon form [http://sgrblog.blogspot.com/2005/07/fantastic.html].
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[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24274878/ "photo sharing")Police cars on High Holborn [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24274878/], originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.com/people/adders/]. Police cars line High
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Inspector Sands has compiled some useful links for the difficult journey home here [http://www.casino-avenue.co.uk/2005/07/im-off-this-week-so-ive-just-slept.htm].
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[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24250576/ "photo sharing")Russell Square [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/24250576/], originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.com/people/adders/]. Adjacent to one of the bombs. Sealed
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[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2013/05/24250637_cb0ada53c3_o-3092.html] I headed up towards Russell Square, site of the bus explosion, at lunch. It turns out that the journalistic herd instinct was at work, as I found these photographers trying to find a vantage point to get
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The BBC Reporters Log [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4659511.stm] is well worth following.
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Micropersuasion has more links [http://www.micropersuasion.com/2005/07/citizens_share_.html], and one of my pictures. Matthew Sheffield is collecting news and links here [http://matthewsheffield.blogspot.com/2005/07/terrorism-in-london.html]. Jeff Jarvis is doing the same here [http://www.buzzmachine.com/archives/2005_07_07.html#
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The office is a strange place to be right now. We’re only a few minutes away from one of the bomb locations and everyone’s pretty twitchy. Small crowds occasionally gather around the big flat screen TV in reception, listening to the latest news and statements. Some people are
