Comments on: NYT Reporter Shows the Power of Twitter as Journalism http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/ Fri, 24 May 2013 04:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: d ^^ b http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627598 Mon, 30 May 2011 13:32:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627598 Great to see that technology and (free) speech keep finding they each other.

It’s not just web 2.0 era phenomena, this reminded me about IRC and how it was used during Soviet Union collapsing when there was very little communication channels to outside world.

As an example see http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/communications/logs/report-ussr-gorbatchev for a log from the period.

It’s good to see that both people and communication networks are flexible enough to find some way, technology or a protocol to convey information when the situation is less than optimal. And that probably has been going on already before IT.

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627390 Sun, 29 May 2011 18:25:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627390 Agreed, John — I think David Carr has described Brian as a cyborg built by the New York Times to save its future :-)

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627389 Sun, 29 May 2011 18:23:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627389 Totally agree, Joseph — thanks for the comment.

]]> By: buyer beware http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627332 Sun, 29 May 2011 06:51:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627332 How many hours did you follow this story for? It’s hopelessly inefficient and impractical if you have five minutes and want to know what’s happened in the world while you’ve been at work or college.

]]> By: John C Abell http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627318 Sun, 29 May 2011 04:51:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627318 Not surprising (in a good way) since Stelter was a pioneer blogger whom the NYT bought because it could not build him.

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627250 Sat, 28 May 2011 20:52:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627250 I’ve wondered the same thing, Michael — Ernie Pyle or anyone at the Battle of the Bulge or the Alamo or Paschendale, etc. Fascinating to think about. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Michael O'Connell http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627217 Sat, 28 May 2011 15:32:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627217 Your post got me wondering about how journalists from the past would’ve used Twitter to tell their stories. In particular, what would Ernie Pyle have tweeted?

]]> By: Joseph Stashko http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627202 Sat, 28 May 2011 14:16:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627202 Brian’s coverage of stuff was brilliant to watch, sitting at home in England it was incredible that he was able to relay the situation in real time. I think what always strikes me (having done some live coverage of protests using social media myself) is how simple these tools really are – all they do is allow a wider audience to participate in the conversation. Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter combined to make a brilliantly simple yet rich way to share ongoing information.

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627128 Sat, 28 May 2011 01:02:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627128 If you look at the post, you will see that Brian also helped out in many ways while he was in Joplin.

]]> By: john bass http://gigaom.com/2011/05/27/nyt-reporter-shows-the-power-of-twitter-as-journalism/#comment-627102 Fri, 27 May 2011 22:42:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=352005#comment-627102 Cool, I like & use Twitter too… (@jpb555) it just disturbs me when people are trapped in the wreckage of their home and potentially dying that so many pairs of helpful hands are tweeting?

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