Twitter, Mobile and Microjournalism

January 21st, 2008 by Kyle Outlaw    
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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


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  1. One Response to “Twitter, Mobile and Microjournalism”

  2. By Roxanne Darling on Jan 23, 2008 | Reply

    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.

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