` It 's 'first-aid journalism ' or 'first-responder ' journalism , '' he said . Sohaib Athar was thrust into the spotlight last year by unknowingly tweeting about Laden raid . The IT consultant was ` ` just trying to reverse - engineer what might have happened , '' he said . His Twitter activity puts focus on the role of citizen journalists in a digital society . Journalism expert says he became a celebrity when he started digging for information .
Sohaib Athar was thrust into the spotlight last year by unknowingly tweeting about Laden raid . The IT consultant was ` ` just trying to reverse - engineer what might have happened , '' he said . His Twitter activity puts focus on the role of citizen journalists in a digital society . Journalism expert says he became a celebrity when he started digging for information .