The value of Twitter in citizen journalism
Posted by: Kaustav Bhattacharya in Information Technology, Telecommunications, tags: Twitter JournalismThe recent Mumbai terrorist attacks has done one interesting thing for Technology awareness in India. It has introduced Twitter for the first time to many Indians and also to many other people around the world. Twitter, although perceived as popular, with millions of active users, is still niche and used by the minority of internet and mobile phone users around the world. However, with the recent atrocities in the Indian city of Mumbai taking place and the worlds media referencing Twitter heavily, interviewing people leaving their comments on Twitter and even streaming Twitter feeds live on the their web sites, what value does Twitter add to the quality of citizen journalism? How is simply repeating what is shown on the news channels on Twitter useful? Has Twitter enabled everyone to become sensationalised and misinformed pseudo-journalists? Or has Twitter become a life line of information for people to give out vital news on where to find blood donations and locate hospital lists of those hurt or killed and generally bridging the global divide between friend and families whole are dispersed around the globe? Do you worry that terrorists with mobile phones can monitor the chatter on Twitter to their advantage and plan counter measures before the authorities can react? Lets here your opinion!
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