Transcript of #editorchat 6/17
[21:12:25] milehighfool: RT @merylkevans: Many, many tweets don’t require vetting or any formalities. They’re just people sharing their lives and ideas. #editorchat
[21:12:28] netta50: There is also the issue of network trust, political ties and agendas re: news. #editorchat
[21:12:31] lauriemeisel: @BeckyDMBR Yes, and it was Ann Curry who said that MSM should do better! #editorchat
[21:12:33] Mrs_Write: @shortformernie Can you tell us more about how you find the original tweet #editorchat
[21:12:40] LisaGemini: RT @mhertz: @LydiaBreakfast I feel like Stewart talks to his audience like we’re not children, for starters. #editorchat
[21:12:52] shortformernie: In Iran right now, they’re inventing new forms of journalism, because they have to. But they still need editors. #editorchat
[21:13:07] jennipps: @netta50 As with any other kind of source. It’s rather foolish to depend only on one for anything. #editorchat
[21:13:20] mhertz: @LydiaBreakfast Also, it doesn’t feel like it’s filtered through a corporation, even though I know it is, to a degree. #editorchat
[21:13:28] BeckyDMBR: @milehighfool Yes. I always do the silent “count to 10″ before getting excited about anything. #editorchat
[21:13:29] shortformernie: @Mrs_Write I search for the quote as far back as I can go. It’s usually 20 pages or more back. #editorchat
[21:13:39] milehighfool: Q1: Another idea: Check the voices. is there consensus among the tweets? Agreement can lend clarity — sometimes. #editorchat
[21:13:44] dawnriversbaker: @LydiaBreakfast Stewart avoids the appearance of kissing up to his sources at the expense of the story. That gets him trust. #editorchat
[21:13:55] AuldHouse: RT @jennipps: @netta50 As with any other kind of source. It’s rather foolish to depend only on one for anything. #editorchat
[21:13:57] fixin2: Q1 In one aspect, I had to say that an element of what I was reporting was “apparent;” found it was wrong later; corrected it. #editorchat
[21:14:00] LisaGemini: Stewart also says what most of us are thinking when we hear the same old bull from politicos. #editorchat
[21:14:17] wvpmc: vetting by triangulating tweets helpful – but time-consuming – hard for 24 hr news cycle, reporters on tight deadlines (trust?) #editorchat
[21:14:49] BeckyDMBR: As much as I like to knock MSM on TV, they still spend the $ to have reporters & cameras on the ground. HuffPo? Nope. #editorchat
[21:14:49] wmduke: Agree w/ @fanihiman95376 tweet, FB, blogs, etc. used to *start* news article (can’t envision sit. in which I’d quote fr. same) #editorchat
[21:14:53] LisaGemini: Dawn is correct; the White House press corps never asks the tough questions. #editorchat
[21:14:56] bfuller9: @milehighfool to ur Q1 possible answer: absolutely. “if your mom says she loves you, check it out”… right? #editorchat
[21:15:04] lauriemeisel: RT @shortformernie In Iran right now, they’re inventing new forms of journalism, because they have to. #editorchat
[21:15:05] ksablan: @shortformernie Who are “they” in that statement? Do the inventors of new journalism need editors, or the consumers? #editorchat
[21:15:10] netta50: @jennipps My point exactly. Or a few. #editorchat
[21:15:37] milehighfool: @AuldHouse But it happens all the time. I suspect even more so in real-time, when there’s pressure to report. #editorchat
[21:15:51] LisaGemini: My pet peeve with MSM is promoting their prime time lineup on morning shows. #editorchat
[21:16:07] BeckyDMBR: @lauriemeisel Well, good. Cuz I have my own complaints about her. 
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[21:16:26] KatPowers: @wmduke I quote facebook groups built around news events. Lots of truth in there #editorchat
[21:16:30] BeckyDMBR: @shortformernie Always need editors. But who pays them? #editorchat
[21:16:37] shortformernie: @ksablan They both do. An editor’s job is to focus what the journalists are saying so that the consumer can find it. #editorchat
[21:16:47] milehighfool: @bfuller9 Yes. Verify at all times, in all situations. My worst mistakes have come from not verifying. (And I’ve made whoppers.) #editorchat
[21:17:03] BeckyDMBR: @milehighfool Yeah … sometimes … have to balance the bandwagon thing too. #editorchat
