> While I agree there is a distinction, I don't think that distinction applies to the Twitter posts of a journalist. We can disagree on this, but it's absolute

> While I agree there is a distinction, I don't think that distinction applies to the Twitter posts of a journalist. We can disagree on this, but it's absolutely a question of current debate and not something that is settled. Some journalists believe themselves to have freedom on Twitter that they do not have in their columns. Some have been fired for assuming as such. Others have not.