Has Twitter turned into the online equivalent of cable news? Reuters Ben Walsh thinks so

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In a crisis, Twitter morphs into cable news

By Ben Walsh

December 19, 2012

http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2012/12/19/in-a-crisis-twitter-morphs-into-cable-news/

 

(Other persons' thoughts on) The Impact of Twitter on Journalism from PBS via Mediabistro

Worth watching and thinking about:

http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/video-the-impact-of-twitter-on-journalism_b16258

Civic engagement: Twitter as tool

"Graphic" Matt Elliott of Metro reminds Toronto residents to speak--or at least click--now or forever hold their peace. City council is willing to listen to people talk about the upcoming budget but only if they register by 4 p.m. on Dec. 4. Matt Tweets:

The content in this Tweet is the property of Matt Elliott and is replicated here for educational purposes.

The Great Twitter Experiment 2012--soon to be 2013--will continue to look for examples in which Twitter is used for this purpose. Other examples are welcome and will be added to this space.