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Do You Follow Breaking Tweets?

I love the idea of BreakingTweets.com. This is exactly what journalists should be doing with Twitter. Don’t let the name fool you though, Breaking Tweets is not intended to “break the news.” But the site actually did scoop the BBC and CNN last week. Please read further to learn more about this fascinating project.

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Twitter Contains News, But It’s Not a News Source

Twitter Contains News, But It’s Not a News Source

I just read an article describing Twitter’s role in perpetuating rumors and poor information since news of the global swine flu outbreak broke. In this regard, the Web is actually a gift to journalism. Content is exploding, allowing journalists to do what they do best – vet, think, create and explain.

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