Transcript of #editorchat 6/17
[21:27:01] bffoodie: obvious it helps if you know who’s telling the story and how they work/research/think #editorchat
[21:27:07] LisaGemini: @milehighfool When you get it wrong, you can get sued, then everyone in org is screwed. #editorchat
[21:27:17] SpecialDee: Research paper “Works Cited” page must be peer-reviewed journals, not Wikipedia. Anyone can edit Wiki. #editorchat
[21:27:21] AuldHouse: @ksablan Wikipedia makes mistakes but they actually have small insular group that do most of the articles. #editorchat
[21:27:40] TimOBrienNYT: @ahynes1 what have you thought of the intersection of MSM/Twitter in Iran coverage Aldon? #editorchat
[21:28:16] GLHancock: @SpecialDee “anyone can edit …” and they do! If you want humor, read the pages of changes on a subject. Even my little ‘hood! #editorchat
[21:28:20] mhertz: @dawnriversbaker I’d agree, but humor implies subjective, which shouldn’t be in news (or so my J-School teachers told me). #editorchat
[21:28:22] merylkevans: Who you are or what media you represent in twitter can make a difference. If NYT tweets news… more will trust it then joeblow. #editorchat
[21:28:27] LisaGemini: @milehighfool I wouldn’t ask for permission on tweets. It’s already public record. #editorchat
[21:28:30] BeckyDMBR: @lauriemeisel Wikipedia is always a starting point, never the last word. Never. #editorchat
[21:28:41] milehighfool: @LisaGemini Depends on the story, yes? But also, don’t we *all* get stories wrong from time to time, even in little ways? #editorchat
[21:28:42] WpgGirl: @ksablan A tool that would search for a collective voice and a potential story lead, such as @milehighfool suggested? #editorchat
[21:28:58] netta50: I use Wiki at times for a jumping off point, or references to check. #editorchat
[21:29:03] shortformernie: @milehighfool We haven’t, but we link to the sources when we can. #editorchat
[21:29:14] netta50: RT @BeckyDMBR: @lauriemeisel Wikipedia is always a starting point, never the last word. Never. #editorchat
[21:29:19] netta50: RT @LisaGemini: @milehighfool I wouldn’t ask for permission on tweets. It’s already public record. #editorchat
[21:29:20] shortformernie: @milehighfool Quite often, it’s a needle-in haystack effect. #editorchat
[21:29:25] GLHancock: @LisaGemini Just because it’s published doesn’t make it “public record” and fair game for copyright violations. #editorchat
[21:29:26] milehighfool: @LisaGemini I do, not because I have to but because I often want more information. Also, a tweet, like email, can be misread. #editorchat
[21:29:34] LisaGemini: @milehighfool Me get things wrong? Seriously, though, that’s why editors are vital. #editorchat
[21:29:34] BeckyDMBR: @LisaGemini Yes, but don’t count on it for public record. We can all delete any & all tweets. #editorchat
[21:29:40] dawnriversbaker: @mhertz Sure, per J-school. Seems to me that readers are demanding that reporters become more accessible (subjective? human?) #editorchat
[21:29:51] NorwAnon: @TimOBrienNYT Been on twitter since I woke up, and will until I go to bed, but also working in another program. #editorchat
[21:30:00] lauriemeisel: @merylkevans Exactly! The NYT is established, old school and has earned respect (even if they have been incorrect, too) #editorchat
[21:30:10] bffoodie: When I do any kind of reserach I would never use just 1 source. There is power in numbers but the quality of the source is key #editorchat
[21:30:13] milehighfool: @LisaGemini Agreed. Don’t know what I’d do without my editors. #editorchat
[21:30:18] fixin2: @TimOBrienNYT The little I’ve seen of the MSM seems to be not conceding to but acknowledging Twitter’s impact; #editorchat
[21:30:26] LisaGemini: @milehighfool Good point. E-mails can be tricky to understand. #editorchat
[21:30:32] ahynes1: @TimOBrienNYT Twitter is chat of sources, people on street. MSM and trad journalists need to gather, verify and contextualize. #editorchat
[21:31:11] GLHancock: @BeckyDMBR don’t count on deletes. RSS feeds of tweets are now archived as web pages, just like blogs and other sites are. #editorchat
[21:31:16] milehighfool: RT @bffoodie: There is power in numbers but the quality of the source is key. (Very much so — the key to many stories.) #editorchat
