Comments on: Sky News realises news breaks first on Twitter, not TV – Creates a Twitter Correspondent

By: JustGiving - Raise money for charity online

JustGiving - Raise money for charity online — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:32:05 +0000

[...] to feature it, explain what it is and jump to be part of it. Sky News have even appointed a Twitter correspondent, and the Queen is apparently going to be ‘tweeting‘ (as they call [...]

By: Lara Rense » Twitter is verraderlijk

Lara Rense » Twitter is verraderlijk — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:34:01 +0000

[...] is de oplossing van Sky News het ei van Columbus? Het lijkt me persoonlijk wat omslachtig en het voelt ook [...]

By: The Rise of Social Search

The Rise of Social Search — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:57:10 +0000

[...] providing updates on breaking news, in so far as several news organisations have now specifically assigned journalists to the social website in order to gain the upper hand in [...]

By: “PAGINE AZIENDALI” SU TWITTER « 4BAS

“PAGINE AZIENDALI” SU TWITTER « 4BAS — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:12:14 +0000

[...] ciao barbara, sinceramente leggendo il blog di twitter (sempre aggiornato sulle sue novità, http://blog.twitter.com/) e facendo una ricerca in rete, non mi pare che si parli mai di “pagina dedicata” o comunque di una pagina che abbia delle particolari funzioni perché gestita da un’azienda, da una testata giornalistica o da una rete televisiva. Come puoi vedere tu stessa SkyNews ha una pagina su Twitter, ma è identica a qualunque altra pagina di Twitter. Quello che la contraddistingue è sicuramente lo sfondo, sul quale è stato applicato il logo di SkyNews (ma tieni conto che lo sfondo è personalizzabile per chiunque). Vedo però che SkyNews si serve di un servizio esterno (TwitterFeed –http://twitterfeed.com/) che permette che ci sia un aggiornamento automatico della pagina di Twitter, probabilmente ogni volta che il sito di SkyNews lancia una nuova notizia. SkyNews ha seguito molto l’onda ultimamente, tanto che ha dato il via ad un’iniziativa che probabilmente avrà seguito: avere un corrispondente da Twitter (qui due link dai quali puoi apprendere la notizia: http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/03/05/sky-news-realises-news-breaks-first-on-twitter-not-tv-creates-a-…, http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/03/05/sky-news-realises-news-breaks-first-on-twitter-not-tv-creates-a-twitter-correspondent/). [...]

By: Top Five Tips for Brand Success on Twitter: Conversion through Conversation | CheezeDMG Blog

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:15:36 +0000

[...] reading about it. Whether it’s Jonathan Ross’ banter or breaking news stories – Sky has a Twitter correspondent and CNN has the highest following of any user; yet it’s the user who’s breaking news first – [...]

By: Is education’s transformation just down to the teachers? « iThinkEducation.net!

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:16:36 +0000

[...] way in which we cultivate those consultations – by email, forum, over a fixed period of time. Where Sky TV employ a Twitter-based reporter, maybe everyone in Government and education policy needs to spend more time listening to the reams [...]

By: Norton's Notes

Norton's Notes — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:30:12 +0000

Twitter officially overtaking traditional news sources…

Following the story that Twitter was first to report the plane crash in the Hudson River story. Tech Crunch has reported that Sky News has created a new job. Its new Twitter Correspondent has been hired to ensure the Sky……

By: London Calling » Twitter vs Google search - is this the eureka moment for mobile?

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:00:22 +0000

[...] Most recently we had the story of a mountain rescue co-ordinated by twitter, the Turkish airliner crash at Schipol airport broken by twitter 15 minutes ahead of major news outlets, and apparently even CNN picked up the news via twitter. Sky news in the UK has also just employed a “twitter correspondent”. [...]

By: Is education’s transformation just down to the teachers? « Online Int Educational Documents

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:00:23 +0000

[...] which we prepare those consultations – by email, forum, over a immobile punctuation of time. Where Sky TV state a Twitter-based reporter, maybe everyone in Government and state contract needs to pay more instance perception to the reams [...]

By: Geeks meme » Can Media Take Tips from Twitter? Techmeme’s Experience as Case Study

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:35:31 +0000

[...] trolling Twitter for unsubmitted news tips. We’ve been doing that for more than a year and Sky News just hired a correspondent who is working Twitter full [...]

By: Can Media Take Tips from Twitter? Techmeme’s Experience as Case Study | GroupHelp.NET - Easy everything!

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:23:09 +0000

[...] trolling Twitter for unsubmitted news tips. We’ve been doing that for more than a year and Sky News just hired a correspondent who is working Twitter full [...]

By: Ruth Barnett, la presencia en Twitter de Sky News | Periodismo Ciudadano

Ruth Barnett, la presencia en Twitter de Sky News | Periodismo Ciudadano — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:31:16 +0000

[...] | TechCrunch UK Archivado en Periodismo Ciudadano, Periodismo Digital a las 16:30 Tags: Chicago Tribune, Colonel [...]

By: Sky News gets Twitter correspondent

Sky News gets Twitter correspondent — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:35:06 +0000

[...] TechCrunch UK picked up, an internal email told Sky News [...]

By: Blog Interactive » Twitter-correspondent bij Sky News

Blog Interactive » Twitter-correspondent bij Sky News — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:10:00 +0000

[...] Zij gaat beroepsmatig bijhouden welke nieuwsontwikkelingen er gemeld worden via Twitter, meldt TechCrunch. Volgens de website is het het eerste grote tv-station dat een journalist belast het het monitoren [...]

By: Is education’s transformation just down to the teachers? « International Educational Directory

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:20:59 +0000

By: meehaw jelly man

meehaw jelly man — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:03:04 +0000

Lots of nitpicking going on with this news item. Funny isnt’ it?

Those who are using a free service become the self appointed critics of those who embrace a site.

By: Major Media Is Keeping An Eye On Twitter - Undercurrents

Major Media Is Keeping An Eye On Twitter - Undercurrents — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:40:33 +0000

[...] Just this week Sky News (UK) dedicated a full-time staff member to act as the 24-hour news network’s Twitter correspondent. Beginning Monday, March 16, Ruth Barnett’s new role will be to scour Twitter for breaking news stories and respond to viewer feedback. [...]

By: Links of the Week on Twitter » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:27:11 +0000

[...] the microblogging service. Glorified news tickers might be the wrong approach. Related: Sky News named a Twitter correspondent to scour the site for breaking news and interact with [...]

By: Twitter, Justgiving and fundraising - an introduction « The Justgiving Blog

Twitter, Justgiving and fundraising - an introduction « The Justgiving Blog — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:40:16 +0000

[...] to feature it, explain what it is and jump to be part of it. Sky News have even appointed a twitter correspondent, and the Queen is apparently going to be ‘tweeting‘ (as they call [...]

By: A note of caution « Gary Andrews

A note of caution « Gary Andrews — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:17:05 +0000

[...] Sky News have just announced a Twitter correspondent. Again, on one hand a smart move, on the other, it’s a bit of a niche role even within an industry that has plenty of niche roles. But, on the third hand (we’re talking genetic engineering here) if it gets them an exclusive or two, it’ll be worth it. [...]

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:17:36 +0000

Calm down – have updated the post.

By: Sky News gets Twitter correspondent : SupaFeed

Sky News gets Twitter correspondent : SupaFeed — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:21:17 +0000

[...] TechCrunch UK picked up, an internal email told Sky News [...]

By: Twitter-correspondent bij Sky News « De nieuwe reporter

Twitter-correspondent bij Sky News « De nieuwe reporter — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:49:49 +0000

By: Jules Morgan

Jules Morgan — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:20:35 +0000

To be honest I’m a bit confused now Mike.

You’ve acknowledged that they actually did have an account, yet obviously not quite enough to change the article which says they didn’t. I guess it gets in the way of the story a bit

Also, whilst you’re right that having an account doesn’t prove they’re using Twitter to gather news, you were the one saying that not having one showed that they weren’t. Now that it turns out that they did you’re revising your position to “yeah, well you might not be using it” ?

For what it’s worth, I’m skeptical that they’ve been using it as a ‘valuable medium’ for that long too – but these types of announcements always extend the truth in some way and it’s not the worst I’ve seen.

P.S. Still not a real job.

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:21:18 +0000

All right, all right, you win. However, a feed to Twitter is not the same as using it for new gathering. Enjoy.