Jesse Hirsh on G20 coverage

“There was a clear contrast between journalists who were using Twitter and journalists who weren’t. Journalists giving on-the-ground reports were far more accurate than those in newsrooms like (Peter) Mansbridge or Ann Rohmer. They thought they were doing value-added voiceover, but they really weren’t tied in to what was really happening.”

– Jesse Hirsh,
Coverage of the G20 proved Twitter’s news edge

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