Journalism through twitter

So for my digital journalism class, we are learning the importance of that endless stream of conscience from everyone everywhere at all times.

Why, yes, you did guess it! I am so relieved. Indeed, in my digital journalism class, we are learning the importance of Twitter.

The reason I am posting about it in my entrepreneurial journalism class blog is because I've learned valuable information so far about the way journalism looks on twitter. It's no surprise that journalists use twitter, anyways, is it? It's a good way to get emotion and reaction from people.

And what I've learned from a few articles I've read about it is that it's a good way to give emotion and reaction.

One thing Mallary Jean Tenore highlights in the Poynter article is that people don't want to just see headlines on twitter all the time. They want to see people behind the blue bird. That means real people with real emotions.

Also, in another article (I don't think it is the one linked above), an author recommends that after a journalist writes a story, they should email it to their sources and ask them to tweet it -- and that way, more people see the story.

I am surprised to find that many journalists (at least Tenore believes this) don't use twitter. Do reporters really think it is a waste of time? If anything, you can follow your hobbies on twitter and keep up to date on those. I love to follow C.S. Lewis quotes. That's just me, though.