The Latest Word: Rocky Mountain News cancels second funeral Twitter
September 19th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick
The Rocky Mountain News has withdrawn plans to cover a second funeral using microblogging service Twitter.
The decision comes after the paper received widespread criticism for sending a reporter to ‘tweet’ from the funeral of a three-year-old road accident victim.
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