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News Organizations Are Leaving Twitter. What About You?

News Organizations Are Leaving Twitter. What About You?

Even with Twitter losing credibility, leaving the platform requires a significant shift in how journalists track developing news. That’s easier said than done.
January 31, 2024
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible

Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible

The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
October 11, 2023
Diversity is at Risk in Twitter’s New Era

Diversity is at Risk in Twitter’s New Era

The changes to the platform pave an uncertain future for young, diverse voices in journalism
September 14, 2023
Newsrooms and Twitter: Focus Less on Elon Musk and More on Your Audience

Newsrooms and Twitter: Focus Less on Elon Musk and More on Your Audience

Stay the course, but give your followers the chance to find you on other platforms
December 8, 2022
Navigating Elon Musk’s Twitterpocalypse

Navigating Elon Musk’s Twitterpocalypse

Twitter has had its problems, but the new direction could both spell trouble and be an opportunity for news organizations
November 18, 2022
When It Comes to Free Speech, Walmart has Something to Teach Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube

When It Comes to Free Speech, Walmart has Something to Teach Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube

I can’t imagine standing in the middle of a Walmart and having a fellow customer repeatedly calling me racial epithets as the manager silently watches from a corner of the…
June 19, 2019
Why News Organizations Should Buy Twitter

Why News Organizations Should Buy Twitter

Since its founding, Twitter has always lost money—more than $2 billion since 2011 alone. Oddly enough, Twitter now faces the same problem as newsrooms did back in the day when…
January 27, 2017
What GamerGate Can Teach Journalists About Handling Twitter Storms

What GamerGate Can Teach Journalists About Handling Twitter Storms

Key to weathering a social storm is understanding that there may be legitimate criticism worth addressing
December 12, 2014

Mapping the Twitterverse

Using his Massively Parallel Database (MaPD), MIT researcher Todd Mostak was able to visualize how quickly news of the Boston Marathon bombings spread on Twitter. His system can map millions…
June 13, 2013

Twitter, Credibility and The Watertown Manhunt

Twitter coverage of the manhunt in Watertown marks a wake-up call to journalists everywhere. Even more remarkable are the implications for ordinary citizens who, without a press pass, intentionally plant…
April 19, 2013