I like the spin Courtney Lowery put on Twitter in this article. She described twitter as opening new possibilities for journalism.
Lowery explained how a building exploded in Montana and the only “reporters” on seen were Twitter users. They tweeted pictures and information about the explosion. There were no other media or news sources covering the event.
Since that day in Montana, Twitter’s ability—and agility—as a tool to gather and distribute breaking news has been exhibited throughout the world, in Iran and China most notably.
Lowery’s main point was that Twitter is much more than a simple media tool for pushing stories. Twitter has demonstrated much more potential through events like the one in Montana.
I definitely agree with Courtney. Twitter is opening SO many possibilities for journalism. It is really incredible the way that social media has taken such a hold on how we seek out our information. Most times, a lot of people go to Twitter or Facebook in order to get their news and information. This is the same for journalists. They are able to get tips and information so easily from Twitter that they really dont have a need to go elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteI this it is so interesting and I cant wait to see how it unfolds in the coming years.