How should news sites use Twitter? The New York Times appointed a new social media editor – Jennifer Preston - this week. On Twitter suggestions for how the NYT should use Twitter poured in. Here are ten of the best suggestions she received: When words came out about the new appointment Jennifer Preston’s Twitter account (@NYT_JenPreston) had zero – yes, zero!
– updates. Yet Jennifer Preston has been a quick learner. As this topic should be of interest to any media company I have compiled this summary of some of the suggestions Preston have received during the week: Participate in conversation. In other blogs: How journalists use Twitter. Twitter Journalism » The Many Ways Journalists Can Use Twitter. Twitter Journalism » Short And Sweet: A New Generation Of News. Twitter Journalism » How To Verify A Tweet. Twitter Journalism » 10 Pros And 10 Cons Of Twitter For Journalists. Twitter Journalism » Tips For “Live Tweeting” An Event. The_rise_of_social_media_and_its_impact_on_mainstream_journalism.pdf (Objet application/pdf) Social_Media_and_the_Election.pdf (Objet application/pdf) China's Twitter Clones. The popularity of Twitter has produced a number of clones in China, just as there are Facebook clones.
Some of China's Twitter clones have been closed down by the Chinese government, but some have survived. We take a look at both cases in this post. We also assess Twitter's chances of success in China, should it ever be freed from the 'Great Firewall of China.' Fanfou, Jiwai and Digu were some of the first Twitter clones to become successful in China. However all three - plus Twitter itself - were blocked by the Chinese government in July 2009, because of their usage during the uprisings in Ürümqi. According to an AFP article, Chinese authorities blamed online agitators for helping to stoke violence in that region.
Prior to being shut down, Fanfou had been dubbed "China's Twitter" and had almost reached 1 million registered users by the end of June 2009. Weibo Rises to Take Fanfou's Place Since the closure of Twitter, Fanfou, Jiwai and Digu, other services have risen to take their place. Rethinking rights, accreditation, and journalism itself in the age of Twitter | Reuters Editors | Analysis & Opinion. The follow is the text of a speech by David Schlesinger, Editor-in-Chief Reuters News, to the International Olympics Committee Press Commission on June 23. On May 29th, James Coleman of Bristol smacked his skull on a tree branch while filing updates to the Twitter service (or tweeting) from his Blackberry during a run. His accident spawned a new word: a “Twinjury”. Just think about it: Jogging, Blackberrying, tweeting simultaneously – what more 21st century manifestation of the spirit of amateur sportsmanship could there be?
That same day, St. His reader/followers read it and believed what he wrote. Turned out, though, Stroud had different standards for his Twitter account than for his newspaper. “People, if I tweet something…it’s … speculation,” he said. What better manifestation of the fact that in the 21st century the concept of “gatekeeping” is history? Facebook – the social networking service – has 200 million active users. But the point, I hope, is clear. The horror! Thank you. McGuire on Media » Twitter is not killing journalism, journalists are killing journalism. Twitter is not killing journalism, journalists are killing journalism This rather cheap play on that ugly bromide “guns don’t kill people” is indirectly prompted by the constant uproar in popular media over the horrors of Twitter.
The latest tempest was started when George Packer in the New Yorker wailed, ” Twitter is crack for media addicts. It scares me, not because I’m morally superior to it, but because I don’t think I could handle it.” That immediately elicited a comeback from New York Times new media guru Nick Bilton. Packer then came back again with the “neener, neener,neener” winner of the day in my book when he scored with this comment: “The response to my post tells me that techno-worship is a triumphalist and intolerant cult that doesn’t like to be asked questions. I agree with Packer’s concern that too much defense of technology is knee-jerk, and I tried to say as much when I wrote about “left-wing technologists.”
Like McQuaid, I like Twitter. But alas, there’s a rub. How Twitter turns Journalism on its Head? How valuable can social networking/micro-blogging service/platform like “Twitter” way of communication, that too restricted to 140 characters be for crucial journalism? [Image Credit: In Twitter, gone are the “What are you doing?” Days. It is asking “What’s happening?” These days, well… at least for almost a year. Following pictures (infographics from Burson-Marsteller, Europe – PR Agency) depict the event’s happening, news/information creation, circulation (distribution/exposition) – time-line before and after twitter. 1. [Image Credits to: The scheme shows that time is necessary for the information to spread (before Twitter): In this “traditional” system, the chief editor decides the significance he want to give to the information examining it with other information he has and wants to publish, depending on readers too. 2.
Need a quick example? Conclusion: P.S. Popularity: 1% [?] Viewed 646 Times Recently. Twitter breaks news, but will it break journalism? Twitter’s value to breaking news quickly and efficiently is beyond doubt, but the accuracy of the news being reported is far from perfect. This weekend, Twitter was abuzz with the news that South Africa’s former national police commissioner, Jackie Selebi, was found guilty of both charges he was facing.
But the initial buzz on Twitter was wrong, or at least not 100% accurate. At first it was reported on Twitter that he was found guilty on charges of corruption and obstruction of justice. What happened initially was that journalists reporting from the courthouse got the first tweet wrong, which meant all the retweets got it wrong as well. Example of journalist’s tweet: TV reportedly didn’t do much better though, with the e.TV news channel apparently having to correct itself after a somewhat confusing (for those who haven’t studied law at least) judgment by Judge Joffe. Information, creation and circulation before Twitter: Information, creation and circulation after Twitter: Social media as a strategic weapon - The Hill's Congress Blog. In June 2009, we named Web 2.0 the 1,000,000th word in Global English.
Many in the media were confused by our definition:the next generation of products and services from the web, currently beyond imagination. Later in 2009, we named Twitter the word of the year. Some were surprised when we defined Twitter as "the ability to encapsulate human thought in 140 characters. " They were thinking of Twitter as a means for BFFs to gratuitously unfriend each other.
We were thinking of it as a radical new form of communication. Social media is adhering to its etymological roots more tightly than one might expect. So it is even more surprising that the events of the last six weeks in the Middle East appear to have come as a shock to the western powers and global media. Three years ago, the media was shocked when an unexpected series of financial events set the global financial markets spinning out-of-control.
At least we are consistent in our on-going sense of shock. The Rise Of Social Media And Its Impact On Mainstream Journalism.