News At Twitter Speed

joshsternberg:

A discussion with the GM of BreakingNews

Is accuracy being sacrificed for speed?
If you look at Twitter, I think the answer is yes. Twitter’s a communications platform, not a news channel. There’s an interesting discussion between being always right and news as process. Breaking news stories evolve as they go. Some is bad disinformation; you don’t want to play a role in spreading. Others, like hazy facts, are endemic to breaking news. We want to be as truthful as we can but be fast. It’s a constant struggle that we have a real-time chat room where we’re vetting stories behind the scenes and making judgement calls in what to publish. It’s not something that’s a yes or no but by case-by-case decision.

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    This is an issue that seems to come up between me and some classmates with regularity lately. I really would rather news...
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    Very much so.
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    Insightful Q&A with Cory Bergman about the great news service run by some friends and former colleagues.
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