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Truth and consequences - a dilemma for Twitter and its users

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“Every news organization feels it has no alternative but to use Twitter.

Oh yes -- Tweets have been a boon for lazy journalists, who before the appearance of Twitter were obliged to scroll through blog posts hunting for remarks that would support whatever they were trying to convey in their own reportage. Any time I read a news article that cites such "sources" (I use this term very loosely), I come to a screeching halt and begin searching for something else to read.

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Why is credibility even a topic WRT Twitter? It's a bunch of people sounding off on everything and anything imaginable, which is the only thing it's supposed to be anyway. This equation with journalism is ridiculous. Sure, you can get on-the-spot reports, but the vast majority of those reports are gonna be from "just some guy" or "just some gal", so not taking that into account is silly.

It's often interesting to hear what the average Joe or Betty thinks, and get enough viewpoints and a general picture can be derived, but that's it.

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