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How mobile phones helped solve two murders

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Paul Lewis |

TEDxThessaloniki

• April 2011

Two murders sat unexplained and unsolved -- until reporter Paul Lewis starting talking to bystanders who had evidence on their mobile phones. Step by step, Lewis pieced together their evidence and their stories to find justice for the victims. It's the future of investigative journalism, powered by the crowd.

Two murders sat unexplained and unsolved -- until reporter Paul Lewis starting talking to bystanders who had evidence on their mobile phones. Step by step, Lewis pieced together their evidence and their stories to find justice for the victims. It's the future of investigative journalism, powered by the crowd.

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Reporter Paul Lewis harnesses the power of mobile phones and social media -- innovations that are making every person a potential journalist.

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