If you’ve switched on the news recently, or at least opened up to the first couple of pages in the Strib you’ve noticed that there is always a lot of stuff happening around the world. But if you know anything about the media you can bet your fine gluteus maximus that once a story reaches you it has already been censored once through the reporter, censored through the producers, censored once again by the corporate legal department, and then cropped to fit the time limit in the tv program. This is where Live Leak comes in. Think of it as a youtube with a heavy news focus. Lets examine the recent riots in Belgrade caused by Bosnian independence. If you remember rioters actually broke into the US embassy. Yet for those of us who saw it on regular news channels this is the image we saw If you waited 2 hours after the fact and logged onto Live Leak this is the image you would have seen this. That’s right, this is from INSIDE the US embassy. A word of caution: Live Leak is a great resource for all you aspiring social activists, or just for people who want to get another view on current events. However be careful of forming opinions out of context. By watching simply a raw video on live leak you should also take into account the situation in which the event is taking place and who the people are involved, if not you run the risk of being even more mis-informed than you would be by simply watching the news. Live Leak is a tool, not necessarily the 100% truth.