http://www.blogherald.com/2008/12/08/bbc-mumbai-twitter-debacle/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blogherald.com/2008/12/08/bbc-mumbai-twitter-debacle/comment-page-1/#comment-702952 Laura Davis Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:43:01 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9615#comment-702952 I'm quite surprised by this because I was under the impression that BBC journalists usually have to have a story confirmed by two separate news wires rather than trusting just one alone. So to take Twitter without a second source would presumably to go against BBC policy. I’m quite surprised by this because I was under the impression that BBC journalists usually have to have a story confirmed by two separate news wires rather than trusting just one alone. So to take Twitter without a second source would presumably to go against BBC policy.

]]> http://www.blogherald.com/2008/12/08/bbc-mumbai-twitter-debacle/comment-page-1/#comment-702458 Jeffro2pt0 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:54:22 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9615#comment-702458 I wrote about this issue on Performancing :) but I listened to Leo Laporte and Amber Macarther debate back and forth and I have to agree with them on one thing. Even though it looks as though listening to all the news on Twitter and other outlets besides mainstream media was a bad thing, what is the difference between a CNN news channel broadcasting or publishing the same information? I agree with Amber is that, just because the CNN logo was slapped on doesn't necessarily mean everything has been vetted and that it is true. I think the possibility of the information has a higher chance of being vetted but I don't think that by purely relying on the CNN's of the world is a smart thing to do. Better to keep an open mind and various perspectives. I wrote about this issue on Performancing :) but I listened to Leo Laporte and Amber Macarther debate back and forth and I have to agree with them on one thing. Even though it looks as though listening to all the news on Twitter and other outlets besides mainstream media was a bad thing, what is the difference between a CNN news channel broadcasting or publishing the same information? I agree with Amber is that, just because the CNN logo was slapped on doesn’t necessarily mean everything has been vetted and that it is true. I think the possibility of the information has a higher chance of being vetted but I don’t think that by purely relying on the CNN’s of the world is a smart thing to do. Better to keep an open mind and various perspectives.

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