If this had been happening before the era of cell phones and the Internet, we wouldn't know half of it was even happening.
Tear gas and water cannons: Hong Kong students brave the front lines to livestream the protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - It was holiday time at Hong Kong’s sprawling Harbour City shopping mall, and shoppers posed for selfies next to giant presents wrapped in golden foil, while toddlers jumped into a ball pit filled with fake marshmallows. College students Oscar Tsoi and Joanna Ho raced past candy-colored Christmas trees, on the tail of riot police and protesters.
Tsoi, a skinny 19-year-old who looks even younger, was wearing a fluorescent yellow safety vest over his signature white hoodie. Ho, 20, had on combat-style boots and a corduroy skirt with her safety vest. They were both wearing helmets with the word PRESS stamped across them.
“I think it’s bulletproof,” Tsoi said with a weak smile, pointing to his khaki-green helmet.
For months, Tsoi and Ho have been on the ground at nearly every protest and rally across Hong Kong, joining a tight-knit band of student reporters who tweet, livestream and send updates from the front lines of the historic pro-democracy demonstrations.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong ... SKBN1Z9001
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