able to correct the mainstream media in some of its reporting. While the media was reporting that the French Quarter of New Orleans was under 10 to of water, Metroblogging New Orleans was able to report that the French Quarter was not flooded and had remained mostly dry. Kashmir earthquake The members of Metroblogging Karachi and Metroblogging Lahore contributed to the relief efforts by extensively networking with NGOs and other working groups following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Dawson College Shooting Shying away from the rumor mill, the writers of Metroblogging Montreal succeeded in blogging about the latest facts as they were made available. The Dawson College Shooting affected the entire city and many people wrote about it. But one of their writers, who happens to work for Dawson College, wrote about his experience of what happened on September 13, 2006 helping make the blog the "go to" place for relatively accurate information, considering the amount of confusion throughout the day. References External links Metroblogging Official Website Resource For Beginner Bloggers Blogs