A handbook for responsibly tweeting breaking news,
via @onthemedia
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**When I die, bury me inside the Mars Cheese Castle. I write for@NationalJournal. Past:@Slate,@NPR,@Chronicle,@JournalSentinel. **@nationaljournal.com
* Some Twitter post above *
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- #1 - So don't go to news outlets? LOL.
- #2 - Hey, don't knock anonymous. Not everyone will put their necks on the chopping block to get information out. But that doesn't make the information any less valuable. Just handle with caution. LOL.
- #3 - Are you kidding?
Many legitimate and reliable sources quote other sources. But if unsure of the source, I guess you go to the original and check it out.
... Yeah, whatev-- for the rest.
Buyer Beware
The mainstream media impart what they wish to impart, on behalf owners, on behalf of corporations, on behalf of government & on behalf of buddy politicians -- so handle with care.
Far better to read widely -- and that includes Twitter.
Close to incident isn't always the best place to read.
There's nothing out of the Ukraine that I would bother reading (and most definitely not about the Malaysian Airlines MH17 incident).
So you take the risk and occasionally get it wrong? Big deal.
Twitter's not held up to some journalistic benchmark; it's a means of communicating information informally and rapidly.
By all means, scrutinise Twitter but don't expect to hold Twitter to same benchmarks as mainstream media ... it's not that kind of beast.
By the same token, don't dismiss Twitter offhand ... there's some fantastic material on there. And if there's the risk of the occasional hoax, well that makes it so much more fun. LOL.
Mainstream media deliberately get it 'wrong' most of the time. What you get in mainstream media is impression creation and 'party line' propaganda -- or whatever agenda they themselves wish to push.
Read mainstream, but read it with a critical eye -- and check out what the *other side* is saying.
As for Twitter ... don't be shy. Check out whatever you damned well want &, never fear, tweet away to your little heart's content (it's not journalism ... LOL).
Take what you will and enjoy it for what it is. LOL.
The Twitter poster who put up the above guidelines writes for: National Journal (Washington):
National Journal
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Washington, DC 20037NationalJournal.comNationalJournal.com covers politics and policy in Washington, including the following issue areas: White House, Congress, politics, energy, health care, defense, and technology.Owner: Atlantic Media Company
David G. Bradley ... is the owner of the Atlantic Media Company, which publishes several prominent news magazines and services including The Atlantic, National Journal, The Hotline and Government Executive.
Before his career as a publisher, Bradley founded the Advisory Board Company [Global research & technology] and Corporate Executive Board [CEB is a publicly traded company that provides advisory services to businesses worldwide], two Washington-based consulting companies.
Politics
Politically, Bradley considers himself a centrist, although he has also described himself as "a neocon guy" who was "dead certain about the rightness" of invading Iraq. [wikipedia]
Well, thanks for the guidelines nice corporate people ...
P.S.
'A handbook for responsible tweeting' sounds like something out of Communist China. LOL.
Hey, is this the first shot of the fight against Russian and Palestinian 'propaganda'?!!
Quick, someone tweet Rasmussen and the gang!
