Reporting via Twitter from a Connecticut Capital Murder Trial
News organizations including WTNH, the Hartford Courant, FOX CT, and the New Haven Register turned to Twitter to cover the trial of Steven J. Hayes, who was convicted of capital murder for his role in the brutal killings of the wife and daughters of Dr. William A. Petit Jr. of Cheshire, Conn., as TV cameras were barred from the courtroom, The New York Times reported.
Among reporters using Twitter to cover the trial: WTNH assignment editor Rachel Guerra (@rachelguerra), Hartford Courant columnist Helen Ubiñas (@NotesFromHeL), Courant reporter Alaine Griffin (@alainegriffin), FOX CT reporter George Colli (@GeorgeColli), and FOX CT television reporter Laurie Perez (@LauriePerez), according to the Times.
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