Transcript of #editorchat 6/17
[21:31:51] netta50: Then, is re-tweeting a copyright violation, or only if you use it in a piece w/o permission? #editorchat
[21:32:26] KatPowers: @ahynes1 I’ve explained it as: Tweet puts up video of fight in street. I explain why the fight happened and consequences #editorchat
[21:32:26] WpgGirl: @ahynes1 Do Tweeps make reliable sources? I’d be interested to hear others’ experiences. #editorchat
[21:32:28] lauriemeisel: @ahynes1 You make excellent points. Journalists take time to “get it right” while people on the street can just speak up. #editorchat
[21:32:34] jennipps: Good question. RT @netta50 Then, is re-tweeting a copyright violation, or only if you use it in a piece w/o permission? #editorchat
[21:32:35] wmduke: What he said RT @ahynes1 Twitter is chat of sources, ppl on street. Journalists need to gather, verify and contextualize. #editorchat
[21:32:46] netta50: RT @ahynes1: Twitter is chat of sources, people on street. MSM and trad journalists need to gather, verify and contextualize. #editorchat
[21:32:59] milehighfool: RT @netta50: Then, is re-tweeting a copyright violation, or only if you use it in a piece w/o permission? (Fair use?) #editorchat
[21:33:14] LisaGemini: The quality of your source is vital, especially in medical stories I write. #editorchat
[21:33:19] GLHancock: @netta50 good question. Don’t know who owns the rights. RT is built in, so we must agree to it when we sign up. #editorchat
[21:33:21] Mrs_Write: I think our use of twitter in reporting is hamstrung until there’s a system for rating users or tweets #editorchat
[21:33:35] ksablan: @WpgGirl I can’t find that suggesting in tonight’s stream. Aside from leads, a tool to filter and connect tweets in realtime. #editorchat
[21:33:36] lauriemeisel: @netta50 I don’t see a RT as a violation as you are giving credit to your source. #editorchat
[21:33:51] milehighfool: RT @Mrs_Write: I think our use of twitter in reporting is hamstrung until there’s a system for rating users or tweets (Yes!) #editorchat
[21:33:54] jennipps: @milehighfool Good point! I hadn’t yet thought of the fair use angle. But that wouldn’t count for articles, though, I think. #editorchat
[21:34:01] ahynes1: @WpgGirl Tweeps are as reliable as any other pseudonymous source (IMHO) #editorchat
[21:34:12] fixin2: OK folks I need to head out; thanks for letting me join in. Later! #editorchat
[21:34:16] KatPowers: Ironic RT #lauriemeisel @netta50 I don’t see a RT as a violation as you are giving credit to your source. #editorchat
[21:34:38] thrillerchick: @TimOBrienNYT …seems almost trivial. The level of access to the “inside” by regular people feels unprecedented as well. #editorchat
[21:34:40] TimOBrienNYT: @KimAcheson more of this mix, MSM & social nets, is template for how it may evolve, Kim. that’s what’s powerful about Iran event #editorchat
[21:34:49] jennipps: @fixin2 Bye, Paul. See ya next week & on Twitter in the meantime. #editorchat
[21:34:50] LisaGemini: @Mrs_Write The issue is how do we rate tweeps and tweet qualities? #editorchat
[21:34:52] wmduke: Until someone figures out how to monetize their tweets, I don’t think copyright will be an issue #editorchat
[21:35:01] netta50: @lauriemeisel That’s how I see it. However, in RTing there are inherent errors sometimes as to the originator. #editorchat
[21:35:06] ksablan: @lauriemeisel I wonder if Twitter understood the importance of source accreditation when they built their platform. #editorchat
[21:35:07] GLHancock: Since when is “giving credit” a green light to copyright violation? #editorchat
[21:35:12] milehighfool: Who has a best practice for real-time reporting or publishing they can share? One you use? #editorchat
[21:35:12] IronMan1176: RT @netta50: RT @ahynes1: Twitter is chat of sources, ppl on street. MSM and trad jrnlsts need 2 gather, verify, contextualize. #editorchat
[21:35:44] shortformernie: Tweets are so tiny comparatively that they’re like three-second snippets from a really good song. I say they’re fair use. #editorchat
[21:35:59] dawnriversbaker: @mhertz And humor IS present, even in MSM. I’m thinking Dana Milbank, Dan Froomkin for WaPo. #editorchat
