Sohaib Athar was thrust into the spotlight last year by unknowingly tweeting bin Laden raid . The urge to become an international news source , though , has not been strong . The IT consultant was `` just trying to reverse-engineer what could have happened , '' he said . His Twitter activity puts focus on the role of citizen journalists in a digital world . In an interview with CNN this week, Athar, who is now working for a private security firm, said that his tweets were not intended as threats or incitement.
Sohaib Athar was thrust into the spotlight last year by unknowingly tweeting bin Laden raid . The IT consultant was `` just trying to reverse-engineer what could have happened , '' he said . His Twitter activity puts focus on the role of citizen journalists in a digital world . In an interview with CNN this week, Athar, who is now working for a private security firm, said that his tweets were not intended as threats or incitement.