Yesterday we talked about the Rocky Mountain News "twittering" the funeral of a 3 year old. I think most of us concluded that it wasn't a good use of the social networking site that limits posts to 140 characters.
But here's a story about Columbia University students twittering a presidential forum. I like this idea. Why? Because the students were in essence sending out new story leads as the news developed. It's a good way to sharpen your news judgment, critical thinking skills and concise writing. And, it gives readers constant updates. I'm betting we'll see more of it.
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Twitter has been determined distasteful in the matter of covering funerals, but I do beleive it could have a future in raw ation stories such as sports,economics, and politics. Up to the minute updates are what people are looking for in these areanas, and I beleive twitter might lead the pack in their newscoverage.
Twitter definitely works in many areas. I found myself twittering the score of the Packers Cowboys game last night to a couple of friends. Texting has no doubt become a very convenient and popular form of communication.
I think you are right about Twitter being a great tool for breaking news stories. I can think of all sorts of breaking news that I'd want constant, quick updates for.
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