The list of news organizations using Twitter as a way to update readers and viewers is astounding. In 140 characters or less, the news agency sends out a quick “tweet” with a link to the actual story. Other Twitterers then can retweet it and send it out to their friends. It’s the online equivalent to the neighborhood “over-the-fence” grapevine.
During the vice presidential and presidential debates, Cable TV channel Current has partnered with Twitter to allow Twitterers to “hack the debate.” Thousands of people from all over the world commented on the debates as it was going on. The messages were then transferred to the TV screen so that people watching the debate on Current could read them all. I actually found a few new people to follow that way.
The way people deliver and read about the news today has changed. No longer is Walter Cronkite, or his disciples, the most trusted man in America. In fact, the most trusted man in America may very well be the Twit next door.
