Transcript of #editorchat 6/17
[21:21:52] shortformernie: Q1: @ksablan I feel like I edit in a real-time platform when I build my blog’s content. That may be the secret. #editorchat
[21:22:23] LydiaBreakfast: @TimOBrienNYT I’m sure some have been following more closely than others. What did you want to point out about coverage? #editorchat
[21:22:28] SuburbNews: Q1 Liked how NYT The Lede combined direct staff reporting/interview w/tweets as examples. Other examples: http://tr.im/oRSQ #editorchat
[21:22:38] shortformernie: Q1: Maybe the links you posts or the writing/commentary you do around real-time content is your editing. #editorchat
[21:22:50] milehighfool: @TimOBrienNYT Not as closely as I’d like, but Twitter and NPR have been my primary sources for event news. #editorchat
[21:22:55] LisaGemini: @milehighfool I still have at least three sources for every story, but I’m sure speed is an issue. #editorchat
[21:23:07] GLHancock: @TimOBrienNYT as closely as NBC Nightly News and Ann Curry’s tweets allow. #editorchat
[21:23:21] mhertz: @dawnriversbaker Stewart’s my favorite because I need humor with my news these days – and the news industry just saddens me. #editorchat
[21:23:22] ksablan: @shortformernie I used to feel same way abt blogs, but Twitter changed my perception of realtime – and Google Wave might do same #editorchat
[21:23:24] WpgGirl: Perhaps our society has become too Wikipedia-focussed; believing anyone can be an expert. Why hire an editor? #editorchat
[21:23:26] fixin2: @TimOBrienNYT Within reason; know the basics, wrote a column about the use of Twitter there, etc. #editorchat
[21:24:10] LisaGemini: @WpgGirl Yes, but Wikipedia is not always accurate. You hire an editor to protect credibility. #editorchat
[21:24:12] milehighfool: @TimOBrienNYT Agree completely, erring always on the side of accuracy. #editorchat
[21:24:25] GLHancock: @WpgGirl Wikipedia–Bah! The humbug of all sources! #editorchat
[21:24:38] shortformernie: @TimOBrienNYT I’ve been working very hard to follow it. I’ve been encouraging my paper to use Tweets and link to things online. #editorchat
[21:24:38] WpgGirl: @ksablan A real time editor sounds exciting; but how would it work? Would the submission require @ sources before posting? #editorchat
[21:24:55] milehighfool: @TimOBrienNYT But speed also kills sometimes — has me in Fool.com stories — what about when you get it wrong? #editorchat
[21:25:14] TimOBrienNYT: @LydiaBreakfast i was wondering what opinions are on intersection of MSM and Twitter, etc., in Iran coverage #editorchat
[21:25:35] LisaGemini: @mhertz Newspapers have become too depressing; I never thought I’d quit them, but I had to for my sanity. #editorchat
[21:25:42] dawnriversbaker: @mhertz Maybe there should be more of that, even among ’serious’ news outlets, to combat eroding readerships? #editorchat
[21:25:48] ksablan: @WpgGirl Editors should have “owned” Wikipedia, which bans original reporting and encourages sourcing. #editorchat
[21:25:51] WpgGirl: @GLHancock Absolutely right re: Wikipedia; but how many take it as gospel? How many have prematurely reported fake deaths? #editorchat
[21:26:05] bffoodie: I need humor with my news – me too. I don’t want to get stoned (with stones) for saying this but news=stories many prspectvs. #editorchat
[21:26:32] fanihiman95376: But a definition of “editor” may be needed. Some editors fix typos, grammar, spelling, usage. Other editors check facts. Diff? #editorchat
[21:26:46] milehighfool: @shortformernie Curious: In using tweets, do you ask for permission, Ernie? #editorchat
[21:26:53] LydiaBreakfast: RT @TimOBrienNYT i was wondering what opinions are on intersection of MSM and Twitter, etc., in Iran coverage —Anyone? #editorchat
[21:26:59] wvpmc: @TimOBrienNYT rush to be 1st>>errors nothing new – remember when CBS reported RR had died? whoops #editorchat
[21:26:59] ksablan: @WpgGirl Maybe more of a “listening” tool, than a”submission” tool. Both would be ideal. #editorchat
[21:27:00] lauriemeisel: I never put much faith in Wikipedia. There is ONE person who I trust who posts there. #editorchat
