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CNN Using Twitter and Facebook During Prime-Time News | September 8, 2008
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I’ve just been watching an interesting new component of CNN prime-time news, wherein Rick Sanchez, one of the current anchors, flashes cherry-picked items from Twitter (Rick’s Twitter Feedback) and from Facebook (Rick’s Facebook Feedback) in order to counter or reinforce the story he has just introduced. I’m (still) all for Web 2.0 and listening to the voices of the great unwashed, but there are key aspects of using this approach that leave me skeptical or cold. He and his colleagues get to pick which items they want to use add emphasis or colour an issue. Nevertheless, I applaud CNN for actually paying attention to what is happening on the Web. Categories: Web 2.0 Comments Alfred Hermida Increasingly, more and more news organisations are taking notice of Twitter. But they still tend to retain a gate-keeper role. One of my projects, NetPrimeMinister.ca, takes a different approach by tracking the social media buzz on the Canadian elections. Add Your Comment |
