Transcript of #editorchat 6/17
[21:17:08] shortformernie: @ksablan Editing is just as much for the journalist as it is for the consumer. Don’t forget that. #editorchat
[21:17:14] SpecialDee: “failure to investigate” Fox News quoted someone who never made the comment http://bit.ly/hyRd1 #editorchat
[21:17:15] jennipps: RT @milehighfool @bfuller9 Yes. Verify at all times, in all situations. My worst mistakes have come from not verifying. #editorchat
[21:17:18] fixin2: @LisaGemini I agree; I grow weary of the ’synergy’ I see with the MSM and the cross-promotion of shows, products, etc. #editorchat
[21:18:02] LisaGemini: @fixin2 Yes, too much emphasis on celebs and reality shows, as if they are the only news. #editorchat
[21:18:04] ksablan: @shortformernie Great answers. Never doubted the need, just asked for clarity. Editors needed more than ever w/Twitter. #editorchat
[21:18:16] WpgGirl: @BeckyDMBR Yes, editors are needed; but are snap on-air producers, Twitter and other realtime reports doing away with us? #editorchat
[21:18:17] netta50: RT @shortformernie: @ksablan Editing is just as much for the journalist as it is for the consumer. Don’t forget that. #editorchat
[21:18:22] milehighfool: @BeckyDMBR Right. @ErikSherman made this point and it’s a good one: We all thought the world was flat, once. #editorchat
[21:18:25] fanihiman95376: @BeckyDMBR That’s the critical question -We can say that editors are needed.But how to pay them?And editors R thought expendable #editorchat
[21:18:34] BeckyDMBR: @LisaGemini White House press corps doesn’t ask tough questions cuz they don’t want to lose their spots. #editorchat
[21:18:57] BeckyDMBR: @LisaGemini Yes, Stewart says what others think. #editorchat
[21:19:02] LydiaBreakfast: would be great if @JOHNABYRNE and @TimOBrienNYT #editorchat
[21:19:04] merylkevans: @milehighfool How did you overcome the whoppers? #editorchat
[21:19:14] TimOBrienNYT: Agree with all on the need for verification! #editorchat
[21:19:16] BeckyDMBR: @DawnRiversBaker Stewart doesn’t have sources. He doesn’t do original reporting. #editorchat
[21:19:16] shortformernie: @BeckyDMBR I’ve base much of my content on what’s popular on/of interest to Twitter. When I make money, I’ll have an answer. #editorchat
[21:19:48] TimOBrienNYT: Hi @lydiabreakfast #editorchat
[21:19:52] LisaGemini: Editors are vital to a news org’s credibility. Can’t do without them. #editorchat
[21:19:58] BeckyDMBR: @LisaGemini Morning shows? Make my ears bleed. My eyes too, if I actually watch. #editorchat
[21:20:04] milehighfool: @LydiaBreakfast @mathewi as well. Would love to hear about their policies for real-time, in process stories. #editorchat
[21:20:17] ksablan: @WpgGirl Maybe the question is just a rephrase of Q1: How can we edit in a realtime platform? #editorchat
[21:20:36] LisaGemini: @BeckyDMBR Ha, ha, ha. We need eye bleach for morning shows. #editorchat
[21:20:37] wmduke: I’m often leery @ what I tweet, afraid I’ll get called out by TPTB for saying too much online before we print it. #editorchat #fired
[21:20:44] milehighfool: @TimOBrienNYT Hey Tim. Any general stuff you could tell us about policy wrt to in-process stories? #editorchat
[21:20:49] fixin2: @BeckyDMBR White House press not asking tough q’s to keep spots seems incongruous, but it’s likely true. #editorchat
[21:20:49] dawnriversbaker: @BeckyDMBR Well, and that’s what makes it interesting when people say, seriously, that he’s their favorite ‘news’ source. #editorchat
[21:21:03] lauriemeisel: RT @LisaGemini Editors are vital to a news org’s credibility. Can’t do without them. #editorchat
[21:21:18] jennipps: Agreed! RT @LisaGemini Editors are vital to a news org’s credibility. Can’t do without them. #editorchat
[21:21:25] TimOBrienNYT: how closely have all of you been following Iran? #editorchat
[21:21:39] ksablan: Is it time to develop a “Real Time editor” Twitter app to facilitate the needs of realtime editing? #editorchat
[21:21:40] LisaGemini: @fixin2 How else can we explain why Helen Thomas is still there? #editorchat
[21:21:48] milehighfool: @TimOBrienNYT For example: Do you still demand multiple sources? Does speed change anything for you? #editorchat
