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Associated Press: AP updates social media guidelines

Links to the full PDF of the news agency's guidelines for journalists: 8 pages, 287 KB.

 

It adds “procedures for correcting erroneous tweets and a short section on deleting tweets. Also, in the examples in the section on retweeting, the placement of the designation ‘RT’ has been moved to conform with more common Twitter usage.”

 

(Published Jan. 17, 2012)

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David Skok: Aggregation is deep in journalism’s DNA

David Skok: Aggregation is deep in journalism’s DNA | Social Media and Journalists | Scoop.it

"Meanwhile, the disruptors, once they establish themselves at the market’s low end, move into the space previously held by the incumbents by producing cheaper, personalized content. It is not until the disruption is in its final stages that it erodes the position of the incumbents. This is the definition of the innovators’ dilemma."

 

Aggregation is not bad. Journalists filter the news -- if someone else does a better job of filtering, then naturally the audience will turn to them.

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