Comments on: The Media Blog: What’s the value of a journalist that Twitters? http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/11/05/the-media-blog-whats-the-value-of-a-journalist-that-twitters/ Online journalism news Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Barker http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/11/05/the-media-blog-whats-the-value-of-a-journalist-that-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-21464 David Barker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=15670#comment-21464 Twitter will end up being a valid sourse for journalists. It's simply a case of knowing who to follow. For example, our local weekly, The Rotherham Advertiser, picked up a Tweet from ex-Dragon's Den "Dragon" Rachel Elnaugh, which linked to her blog and her negative eexperience of the town (http://racheleelnaugh.blogspot.com/2009/10/dismal-rotherham.html), which they then turned into a 2 page exclusive. It's a small example, but as Twitter grows and its users become more diverse, I see canny journos using it to their advantage. Twitter will end up being a valid sourse for journalists. It’s simply a case of knowing who to follow.

For example, our local weekly, The Rotherham Advertiser, picked up a Tweet from ex-Dragon’s Den “Dragon” Rachel Elnaugh, which linked to her blog and her negative eexperience of the town (http://racheleelnaugh.blogspot.com/2009/10/dismal-rotherham.html), which they then turned into a 2 page exclusive.

It’s a small example, but as Twitter grows and its users become more diverse, I see canny journos using it to their advantage.

]]> By: Greg Watts http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/11/05/the-media-blog-whats-the-value-of-a-journalist-that-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-21418 Greg Watts Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:40:37 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/?p=15670#comment-21418 Perhaps I'm missing something, but I still can't see any value in Twitter for journalists. I've scanned dozens of Twitter postings and all I've come across is either people saying they are about to have a cup of coffee/ pick up their dry cleaning/go to Tesco, or commenting on the weather or how rubbish some politician or celebrity is. I mean, come on. Are we really interested in this? In all the hype about Twitter in some sections of the media, what's often conveniently skipped over is that Tweets are limited to 140 characters. Now, what on earth can you say of real news value in such few words? Perhaps I’m missing something, but I still can’t see any value in Twitter for journalists. I’ve scanned dozens of Twitter postings and all I’ve come across is either people saying they are about to have a cup of coffee/ pick up their dry cleaning/go to Tesco, or commenting on the weather or how rubbish some politician or celebrity is. I mean, come on. Are we really interested in this?

In all the hype about Twitter in some sections of the media, what’s often conveniently skipped over is that Tweets are limited to 140 characters. Now, what on earth can you say of real news value in such few words?

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