Comments on: Hudson Plane Crash on Twitter: First Reports, Best Coverage http://www.mediaite.com/online/hudson-plane-crash-on-twitter-first-reports-best-coverage/ Mediaite Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2012.06 By: libra blue http://www.mediaite.com/online/hudson-plane-crash-on-twitter-first-reports-best-coverage/#comment-2794 libra blue Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:31:45 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=11110#comment-2794 Now that we have the "tweeters" and the "I-Reports" do we really need these overpaid news "starlets" any longer? I think not. Now that we have the “tweeters” and the “I-Reports” do we really need these overpaid news “starlets” any longer? I think not.

]]> By: Rachel Sklar http://www.mediaite.com/online/hudson-plane-crash-on-twitter-first-reports-best-coverage/#comment-2792 Rachel Sklar Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:03:25 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=11110#comment-2792 I totally disagree, actually — Brian Stelter is doing a lot of preliminary work for his colleagues by getting on the story via Twitter, with information that his colleagues can find and access easily. Stelter's the guy who aggregated the first eyewitness accounts that I have in my Twitter screengrab above - I found them only because of him. I think that Twitter is a tool that enhances reporting, and allows more people to effectively act as stringers for whoever is writing up the report of record. I totally disagree, actually — Brian Stelter is doing a lot of preliminary work for his colleagues by getting on the story via Twitter, with information that his colleagues can find and access easily. Stelter’s the guy who aggregated the first eyewitness accounts that I have in my Twitter screengrab above – I found them only because of him. I think that Twitter is a tool that enhances reporting, and allows more people to effectively act as stringers for whoever is writing up the report of record.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.mediaite.com/online/hudson-plane-crash-on-twitter-first-reports-best-coverage/#comment-2791 Aaron Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:58:29 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=11110#comment-2791 As long as New York's journalists are busy tweeting instead of working the stories for their own newsrooms, I can't say I'm surprised that Twitter has the better coverage. That said, the newsnets will never totally catch up until they get out of their "not reported here" mindset. Eventually, someone's going to break with tradition and not feel "dirty" by aggregating on-air. As long as New York’s journalists are busy tweeting instead of working the stories for their own newsrooms, I can’t say I’m surprised that Twitter has the better coverage.

That said, the newsnets will never totally catch up until they get out of their “not reported here” mindset. Eventually, someone’s going to break with tradition and not feel “dirty” by aggregating on-air.

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