Why You Need To Verify Tweets Before Including Them In Your Reporting
New York Times social media staff editor Daniel Victor shared a simple tweet last night that says a lot about the hit-and-run-with-it journalism industry today.
This is journalism https://t.co/pLitaIgc8r
— Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) September 10, 2013
The conversation he linked to was his own attempt to connect with a NY resident who had mentioned long voting lines in yesterday’s election. Good thing he verified the author’s intention and didn’t just run with it. Turns out, the tweet was attempting to make a joke:
Fortunately, Victor didn’t just take the tweet and throw it up in a round up of local reactions, something a lot of news organizations do on a variety of events — from elections to storm coverage.
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