Twitter, Mobile and Microjournalism
January 21st, 2008 by Kyle OutlawTags: Social Media, Web 2.0
The NY Times has an interesting article on the use of mobile Twitter in election campaign coverage.
“These journalists are actually rediscovering telegraphese — the clipped (ideally witty) style that flourished because of word limits imposed by an earlier technology, the telegraph. Today, it is the limits imposed by text-messaging.”
Reporters are beginning to user text-messaging to connect with readers and friends on social networks. The entries complement longer form writings and may eventually substitute for traditional reporters’ notebooks. Via Textually
One Response to “Twitter, Mobile and Microjournalism”
One of the people I follow on Twitter is “@NewMediaJim” - a Jim Long, a pool cameraman based in Washington, D.C. Not only do we get anecdotal insights from traveling with “POTUS” we also get unique insights on breaking news stories.