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You have been waiting a long time, here it is: *drumroll* My final chapter for the UW Twitter Book!
Final? Well no, no story is ever final. But this version is supposed to go in print! Hence, if you find any errors, missing links etc., please let me know! Become my editor 
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“Look, we are going down, brace for impact!”[1]
Passenger Jeff Kolodjay sat near the engines of the A320 bound to Charlotte, NC from New York, when a loud bang and the smell of smoke filled the cabin on January 15th 2009. He said his prayers when the captain announced the plane would hit the frigid Hudson River. All passengers survived.
Janis Krums was on a nearby passenger ferry when he witnessed the plane crash into the Hudson. He called 911, took the first snap shot of the floating plane. The picture made him famous, appearing in several news papers the following day.[2]
The first image of the “Miracle on the Hudson”, was not taken by a journalist, but by an amateur who happened to be on the scene.[3] The incident was a praise for Citizen Journalism and fed an ongoing conversation about the death of traditional [4]Journalism and News Media.
Easy access to reporting technology, Blogs and Social Media sites like Twitter has indeed created a possibility for citizens to participate in the reporting of news. But does that mean that traditional Journalism is dead?
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I have been announcing it for a while now: My Twitter Chapter on News Media’s use of Twitter for the University of Washington’s Twitter Book! But where is it?
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This is the second version of my planned vertical on NewsMedia for the UWTwitterBook
Red text needs work and commentaries, black hopefully doesn’t
Chapter x : NewsMedia on Twitter
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This profile was written for the University of Washington Twitter Book. John A. Byrne, if you read this, please answer our Q&A!
John A. Byrne is one of the most open journalists I have found on Twitter. He allows people to peek into his virtual newsroom and takes their suggestions.
John A Byrne is the Editor-in-Chief of Business week and an outspoken fan of Twitter. In a video on the Business Week website, he talks about the people he follows as well as his own use of Twitter. This video is what brought me to his profile in the first place. The reason? John A Byrne is a Journalist who gives a real inside scoop – he shares with Twitter what will be BusinessWeek’s news of tomorrow!
John A Byrne opens the newsroom to the reader, but he forgot to water the plants!
This profile was written for the University of Washington Twitter Book.
I analyzed the profile of news anchor Rick Sanchez for the UW Twitter Book. As Social Media flagship for CNN, my expectations for his use of Twitter were high. While his personal and human voice makes for a pleasant feed, it keeps me wondering if CNN is still missing out on the conversation on Twitter.
CNN is one of the most influential providers of news online (as they claim on their Breaking News Twitter account).
While CNN has embraced a number of uncommon technologies, #cnnfail has damaged CNN’s public and especially online image. When the criticism hit CNN, Rick Sanchez proactively talked about CNN’s coverage of the #iranelection. Sanchez is thus the most noticeable non-robotic CNN News provider tweeting, although other individuals have larger followings (namely Larry King & Dr. Sanjay Gupta)
@ricksanchezcnn - Uniting person and network. Do both come through?
This is the first version of my planned vertical on NewsMedia for the UWTwitterBook
Chapter x : NewsMedia on Twitter
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Notes on Class Speakers – July 28th, 2009
Linda Thomas @thenewschick
This analysis is created according to a Case Study Template developed by students at the University of Washington.
(1) RheinZeitung is a German regional newspaper that uses Twitter both as an RSS of their news stories as well as to engage their readers through personal communication on several accounts!
Category: News Media
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RheinZeitung Twitter Profile (comment errors corrected)
I am Paul-Christian Britz aka @pcbritz, an aspiring German journalist with a degree in American Studies, Political Science and Film Studies. I am currently traveling the world and am looking for a journalistic traineeship in 2013.
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