Giving the public an inside look that the media had no way of doing. The details and evidence generated by these men proved that a citizen journalist with today's technology is a valuable asset. It cannot be ignored that many of today's extraordinary news events have benefited from the in-depth coverage provided by citizen journalists. The media benefits, as do the public and the authorities who try to solve the cases. A recent example of this is the Staten Island case on July 17, 2014, where New York police put a man in a chokehold and the man later died. Also the highly controversial shooting of an African American in Ferguson, Missouri. Videos from citizen journalists were used in media coverage of these events.