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I am sure I am not alone in my thoughts today.
When I heard about the shootings at Virginia Tech, I said to myself at work today, “please, please, please don’t let the shooter be Arab.” I kept walking by the news praying that the anchors on CNN would not say, “could this be the act of a terrorist.”
While the killer’s name hasn’t been released, CNN reports that he might be Asian. I am relieved. Isn’t that horrible, I am relieved that he is Asian and not Arab.
But there was an Arab all over CNN today. His name is Jamal Albarghouti, who recorded shots being fired on the Virginia Tech campus through his cell phone for CNN’s iReports.
All we know about Albarghouti is he is a grad student at the school. Today, he shows us the future of citizen journalism. His footage was broadcast by several major television networks and he was even a guest on Larry King Live on Monday night.
Albaughouti put us in the middle of the Virginia Tech campus, when no reporters had access to the university. Kudos Jamal for thinking so quickly and sending over the cell phone footage to CNN.
I am still so shocked that this happened. So many questions, so many lives lost. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the community affected by this horrible and senseless tragedy.
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