Three little pigs in the social media age

Kipp’s a little intrigued by The Guardian’s latest ad on ‘open journalism’ which considers how the paper may cover the story of the three little pigs in print and online.
March 5, 2012 4:47 by Eva Fernandes
It is no secret that here in the Emirates, journalism isn’t quite what it is in other parts of the world. And yet when we saw this ad that was released by the Guardian last week, we couldn’t help but wonder how differently would the ad look if it was shot for one of the local papers?
Apart from the obvious animal replacement or omission (no little pigs allowed here)—what would be the most striking difference?
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