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Same thing with reporters they're not on the scene getting a story they're sitting at home waiting for the phone to ring so that the police department can tell
by lumberingjack 6y ago
Same thing with reporters they're not on the scene getting a story they're sitting at home waiting for the phone to ring so that the police department can tell them what happened. "We're waiting on reports" "we're waiting for the investigation report" ect.
- alfiedotwtf 6y agoA lot of "news" these days is filler around a tweet that actually witnessed an event, followed by opinions and retweets, followed by memes.
- dv_dt 6y agoAnd a lot of that revolves around the news departments not paying those expenses to actually go to a location and be on the ground. However, you can see and support independent journalists that still do that. There was a debate recently on HN on the value of Twitter (probably recurring), but one great thing about Twitter is that I've found direct connections to those journalists and you can see live reporting on issues in a way that mass media just doesn't do, or do well anymore. E.g. I often read the live tweet coverage of LA City Council meetings and public Q&A.