Is Twitter The CNN Of The New Media Generation?
This past weekend the Twitterverse spoke-out in exasperation and opposition against traditional media networks (CNN specifically) and the absence of instantaneous coverage of the Iranian election and the resulting fallout. “We the people” wanted real-time information regarding the violent protests that erupted on the streets of Iran and the stories probing potential foul play in the results. We took to Twitter to express discontent and to also uncover the real story as it was unfolding live through citizen journalism. The world was watching . . . and it did so on Twitter, not on CNN or any other news network. At the 140 Characters Conference (#140conf) in New York, Robert Scoble hosted a fervent discussion with social-media-savvy traditional news personalities to explore how Twitter was transforming the process of news gathering and lead sourcing. Joining Scoble was Ann Curry ( @AnnCurry )—News Anchor on NBC’s Today Show and host of Dateline NBC, Rick Sanchez ( @ricksanchezcnn )—host of the 3PM weekday edition of CNN Newsroom, …
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