As often happens among journalists on Twitter, we spent a lot of time Monday talking about Twitter. The discussion was sparked by a blog post by Jim Romenesko, which noted the light Twitter use by editors of the 10 largest U.S. newspapers. This post reviews the Twitter discussion, including a calling-bullshit exchange between New York [...]
Archive for August 2nd, 2011
A discussion on Twitter (of course) about editors’ use of Twitter, especially Bill Keller’s
Posted in Digital First Media on August 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Updating ASNE leaders’ Twitter use
Posted in Twitter on August 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Most leaders of the American Society of News Editors are not active Twitter users. This post was originally part of a longer post discussing editors’ use of Twitter. I have broken that post into three parts, but the long version is still available on Storify. The discussion was prompted by Poynter blogger Jim Romenesko’s blog [...]
Why editors should be active on Twitter
Posted in Twitter, tagged Alexis Mainland, American Society of News Editors, ASNE, Bill Keller, Chris Krewson, New York Times, Romenesko, Twitter on August 2, 2011 | 17 Comments »
Most top newsroom editors have ignored (or never heard or read) my repeated encouragement that they should be active users of Twitter. The sorry fact is that, as many times as journalists and newsmakers have proven what an important tool Twitter is, most top editors still don’t engage on Twitter. Prompted by Boston Globe Editor [...]


