A tweet from @NiemanLab just called my attention to a Universal Hub blog post about a man hit by a trolley.
As @NiemanLab noted, this was a breaking news report based solely on Twitter. From the report, I can read and link to eyewitness reports from Mark Epstein (@epstemar), who identifies himself as a student at [...]
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A breaking news story in Boston covered by Twitter
Posted in Breaking news, Twitter, tagged Boston, Jeff Purser, Mark Epstein, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Nieman Lab, Twitter on July 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
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