Do you
trust someone on Twitter for accurate information? For me I can go either way.
Hearing from the public will bring up many questions of reliability and
accuracy. As you mentioned in your comment it is more interesting to read a
citizen journal than the traditional news. I agree with this and I believe it
is mainly because it is informal and not lengthy. Not many people are
interested in reading a 1000 worded news report; they just want to know exactly
what is going on in 100 words or less.
CP24
is great for this on Twitter. They do have their traditional reports which are
on their website, but they post a very short and to the point post on Twitter.
What I find really helpful is that they attach the link to the report they have
on their site. This enables the follower to read more into the bulletin if they
are interested in the details. Getting more information can be important,
especially if it affects you personally. A few days ago there was a Twitter
post on CP24 about a fire burning down houses, and it just so happened this was
only a couple blocks away from me. I then proceeded to read the detailed report
to find out who was involved and what exactly happened.
I
continue to believe CP24 is a great example of how Twitter is effective aside
from linking to external sites. They also promote users to have conversation on
certain topics. A great example is tonight with the big flooding in Toronto. On
the news they are saying if you want to tweet them, post pictures, or ask questions,
to hashtag them at #TorontoFlood. This creates a wall of conversation on what
is happening and the different situations people are in.
Citizen
journalism is being promoted on our most trusted sites and TV networks. What
will this do to the traditional journalism? Why buy a newspaper when you have a
week’s worth of papers on your phone for free? I feel that the traditional way
will fizzle out but those journalists will find a way to get into our
technology focused society eventually.
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