Baruch College’s Newspaper uses Live Tweeting for immediate information dispersal
14 05 2012Baruch College’s undergraduate newspaper, The Ticker, has tapped into one of the most rapid methods of information sharing: Live Tweeting. Twitter, already being a “real-time information network” (twitter.com), can be used to immediate disperse information. The Ticker used this method of news reporting at a recent journalism panel at Baruch College, called “The Future of Journalism: a Round Table Discussion.” Here, members of The Ticker posted quotes from panelists right after they were said – and discussion arose on Twitter between those posting as well as people not at the event. Check out the live feed here: https://twitter.com/#!/BaruchTicker
I’m happy that I got to see this discussion! It was very interesting to hear what these journalists had to say about all the changes in the media. It even got quite heated at times when the panelists disagreed on certain issues. It’s amazing that with the use of Twitter, someone who couldn’t make the event would still be able to get a live feed of what was being said. The Ticker also did this at the Debates for the Undergraduate Student Government elections which I couldn’t attend, if I had a Twitter I would’ve definitely followed it. I think I should reconsider because you can’t be everywhere at once, but you can get information from many different places on Twitter.