1. Every little helps? YouTube, sousveillance and the ‘anti-Tesco’ riot in Stokes Croft.
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Reilly, Paul
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ONLINE comments , *RIOTS , *CITIZEN journalism , *PUBLIC sphere , *POLICE corruption - Abstract
On 21 April 2011, violence flared in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol following a police raid on a squat. Media coverage suggested that this riot was a manifestation of the campaign against the opening of a Tesco supermarket in the area. Footage later emerged on YouTube, which appeared to support claims by local residents that the violence was caused by heavy-handed police tactics rather than the anti-Tesco campaign. This study uses a critical thematic analysis to explore the comments left by those who viewed these acts of ‘inverse surveillance’, or sousveillance. Results indicate that YouTube provided a space in which alternative views on the Stokes Croft riot were seen and heard but the views of many commentators still appeared to be influenced by the news media. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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