Twitter Trumps Traditional Media in Discovery Hostage Crisis
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Yesterday the media found itself in a breaking news situation when an armed man broke into the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland — Twitter users were able to break the news first. The story contained several alarming elements, including a large building filled with endangered employees, an unknown enemy and hostages.

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