Comments on: Mainstream Media Losing Its Edge In Breaking News

By: ckanal

ckanal — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:59:33 +0000

That's a pretty bold statement. I'm not sure newspapers should get out of breaking news entirely, but I'm glad you added the “print” disclaimer – I agree with that. Personally, I think newspapers in print should focus more on analysis, useful illustrations/data, and other types of content for print editions rather than breaking news. But breaking news online, IMO, is a neccessity for any newspaper.

Thanks for sending this and sharing the link – interesting.

By: ckanal

ckanal — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:59:33 +0000

Thanks for sending this and sharing the link – interesting.

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:23:16 +0000

What is clear is that newspapers--at least in their print editions--have got to get out of the "breaking news" business, what with Twitter scooping them left and right. (Some newspapers are using Twitter to break news, too, yes, but many of these still don't understand how to use Twitter effectively; notice how so many of them send out 3-4 tweets at a time, as if were something you did once a day to get out of the way.) More on this: http://twurl.cc/1bo8

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:23:16 +0000

By: ckanal

ckanal — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:21:40 +0000

Interesting post, thanks for sharing it – very well written. Agreed that it is not Twitter itself, but rather people who break the news…but yes, it provides the medium to every day people that makes it so easy to publish and “break news” themselves.

By: ckanal

ckanal — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:21:40 +0000

By: RickyWhy

RickyWhy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:03:45 +0000

The news "broken" on Twitter is really no different from someone running down the street saying, "Guess what I just saw" or a trucker getting on his CB radio to tell his convoy about an accident up ahead. These are means of communicating out an eyewitness account. Twitter adds an eavesdropping element that's available to everyone, but one that comes naturally to journalists. http://tr.im/txWV

By: RickyWhy

RickyWhy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:03:45 +0000

By: ckanal

ckanal — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:29:40 +0000

Good summary – very well said.

By: ckanal

ckanal — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:29:40 +0000

Good summary – very well said.