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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:01:27 +0000

[...] sources/eye witness reports coming in on Twitter, why not use Twitter lists to manage them? See how it was done by news organisations covering the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link – we will pay a fiver [...]

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psmith, journalist › links for 2010-01-21 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:04:36 +0000

[...] Reporting Haiti: How news orgs are covering the story online | Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog What does a rolling news channel do when it can’t call everybody and get them to talk to about it? “Twitter, Google Chat, Skype and Facebook were used to contact sources and conduct interviews; while YouTube and searches of TwitPic provided on-the-ground footage. These tools were being picked up by the entire newsroom, Purser tells us, not just the online team.” (tags: BskyB skynews tv haiti journalism) [...]

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By: #Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – Twitter lists for breaking news stories | Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog

By: psmith, journalist › links for 2010-01-21