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This piece by @benyt is illuminating and well reasoned.
But I do think something all these "Should journalists tweet?" pieces miss is that Twitter has allowed POC journalists a platform they're often denied in traditional newsrooms. https://nyti.ms/36trfw4
But I do think something all these "Should journalists tweet?" pieces miss is that Twitter has allowed POC journalists a platform they're often denied in traditional newsrooms. https://nyti.ms/36trfw4
Twitter, for all its warts, is quite democratizing. It allows journalists a reach, both in the platform and in networking, they wouldn't have otherwise. Who would that benefit the most? People who are underrepresented and don't have the traditional upwards mobility.
Ben kind of gets at it here, ie. Twitter shifts balance towards "star" reporters.
True! But it also shifts power towards underrepresented reporters. And that's something often overlooked.
True! But it also shifts power towards underrepresented reporters. And that's something often overlooked.
There's one key question Ben doesn't ask in his piece. Which is whether **I** should tweet.
And the answer is, of course, no I shouldn't.
CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP.
And the answer is, of course, no I shouldn't.
CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP.
