Social Media and Breaking News
2013-05-04T00:41:06-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2QwXC8yMDEzMDUwMzExMDkzMDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Panelists talked about the use of social media and the speed of “bad information” following breaking national news stories such as recent school shootings in Connecticut and the Boston Marathon bombing. The principal of Newtown High School talked about his use of Twitter during his school’s lockdown at the time of the elementary school shootings. Andy Carvin described his use of 90,000 Twitter followers to help fact check false rumors.
Panelists talked about the use of social media and the speed of “bad information” following breaking national news stories such as recent sc… read more
Panelists talked about the use of social media and the speed of “bad information” following breaking national news stories such as recent school shootings in Connecticut and the Boston Marathon bombing. The principal of Newtown High School talked about his use of Twitter during his school’s lockdown at the time of the elementary school shootings. Andy Carvin described his use of 90,000 Twitter followers to help fact check false rumors. close
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