Breaking News via Twitter
News of a possible explosion rippled through the popular online service Twitter on Tuesday, in a preview of what’s to come in the realm of breaking news and citizen journalism. Twitter is a so-called microblogging site that allows users to send and receive short messages.
At about 1:37 pm, software developer Dave Winer asked the Twitterverse: “Explosion in Falls Church, VA?” (Perhaps not coincidentally, Winer is a well-known blogger and podcasting evangelist). A flurry of posts, or “tweets,” followed, as users reported rumbles as far away as Alexandria
…The “Falls Church Incident” was earthshaking only in the most literal sense, but it is an interesting proof of concept that news can be broken on Twitter. Reuters is looking at ways to use Twitter in the newsroom, although our feed is currently under renovation
I signed myself up for a Twitter account for a similar reason. On the day of the Pope’s visit, I wanted to catch a glimpse of the popemobile during lunch. I wasn’t sure if I’d missed him or not. At about 11:55 I typed “pope” at tweetscan. I found a tweet from someone that said they were standing at 20th and Pennsylvania, waiting for the Pope to drive by. I knew I hadn’t missed him and rushed over in time to catch the Pontiff drive by with his entourage. I think twitter will reduce the news cycle even further, as on the ground citizen journalists, armed only with text messaging, will be able to broadcast “as it happens” updates of news as a primary source. Cool stuff indeed.
What could this mean for politics? Patrick Ruffini has talked about using twitter for election coverage extensively. It could also be used by supporters to relay what is going on at a campaign event while it’s happening. Embeded reporters to break news from an event or while traveling on a campaign bus. Lastly, rival campaign trackers could broadcast negative information about a candidate live as it happened.
I was an early skeptic of the usefulness of Twitter; but I’ll admit I’m starting to find more and more uses for it every day.
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