Tweeting Too Hard: When Newscasts Roast Social Media

So KDFW, Dallas’s Fox affiliate, posted a parody video of a newscast that relies too much on social media. Here it is.

Apparently folks down there have been cracking up at the mock newscast that shows reporters Twittering and Facebooking instead of reporting on a city hall shooting.

One problem? Emergencies may be the best possible use of social media. That’s when average people can contribute the most useful information, whether it be a photo of a downed plane in the Hudson or the news

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