http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/s...-1226180944107

HAVE you ever taken a photo, shot a video or had a story you wanted to share with the world?

The Advertiser's new smartphone app makes it easy to send your photos, videos and news tips to us on the move.

The NewsForce app is officially launched today and gives users the opportunity to have their content published in The Advertiser, on AdelaideNow or in the Sunday Mail.

The app is available as a free download for iPhones in the iTunes App Store, and for Android handsets in the Android Market.

The Advertiser Editor Melvin Mansell said the app allowed readers to feel more connected with the news by contributing photos and videos of issues and events that interest them.
... more in the link above.

So does this sort of trend devalue photography (and journalism for that matter) or just make news better covered?
Not that news.com.au journalism is all that valuable