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No. Like another poster posted, it's more like github. It's hard to overstate the sharing of information, code and documents that happens on twitter. Side note

by chaps 3y ago

No. Like another poster posted, it's more like github. It's hard to overstate the sharing of information, code and documents that happens on twitter. Side note: it's a very strange thing to read a comment like this from someone who puts their multiple websites in their profile not unlike a resume.

marcosdumay 3y ago
Ok, github is indeed closer to what you said. Still, we use github to talk to each other. Not to the public. When news companies talk about posting things on twitter, they always talk about reaching the public, and when journalists quote it, they use it as if it came from the general public. There's nothing wrong with journalists talking with each other. What's unsettling is that you almost unanimously claim you are using the platform in a completely different way. (And apparently honestly believe that claim.)
- chaps 3y ago
  Look man, you're not going to get a perfect comparison anywhere. But your problems with quoting twitter is something I agree with! But as it turns out, different people within the same profession have different standards of what they publish on. So you're casting a very, very, very large net there. We could talk about the issues with journalism for years and this one issue would be a tiny drop in the bucket. "What's unsettling is that you almost unanimously claim you are using the platform in a completely different way. (And apparently honestly believe that claim.)" I have zero idea what you're referring to here. What is "a completely different way" and why do I apparently honestly believe that?
  - KerrAvon 3y ago
    Do you have any thoughts on preventing the general Nazi atmosphere of modern Twitter seeping into the mainstream discourse via your journo buddies? It's a real sewer there at this point. How do you inoculate yourselves?
- zztop44 3y ago
  He’s said a couple of times that it’s used for (amongst other things) connecting with and cultivating sources. That’s definitely not talking to each other. Also, in the context of the GP “talking to each other” was clearly intended to mean that journalists using Twitter had no point. He’s explained why that isn’t the case.
firecall 3y ago
It doesn’t have to be a negative thing though. Journalists on Twitter is totally OK as a community that is Tweeting at each other for the benefit of their own networking and community. That’s not a bad thing :-)

by chaps 3y ago

marcosdumay 3y ago

Ok, github is indeed closer to what you said. Still, we use github to talk to each other. Not to the public. When news companies talk about posting things on twitter, they always talk about reaching the public, and when journalists quote it, they use it as if it came from the general public. There's nothing wrong with journalists talking with each other. What's unsettling is that you almost unanimously claim you are using the platform in a completely different way. (And apparently honestly believe that claim.)

chaps 3y ago
Look man, you're not going to get a perfect comparison anywhere. But your problems with quoting twitter is something I agree with! But as it turns out, different people within the same profession have different standards of what they publish on. So you're casting a very, very, very large net there. We could talk about the issues with journalism for years and this one issue would be a tiny drop in the bucket. "What's unsettling is that you almost unanimously claim you are using the platform in a completely different way. (And apparently honestly believe that claim.)" I have zero idea what you're referring to here. What is "a completely different way" and why do I apparently honestly believe that?
- KerrAvon 3y ago
  Do you have any thoughts on preventing the general Nazi atmosphere of modern Twitter seeping into the mainstream discourse via your journo buddies? It's a real sewer there at this point. How do you inoculate yourselves?
zztop44 3y ago
He’s said a couple of times that it’s used for (amongst other things) connecting with and cultivating sources. That’s definitely not talking to each other. Also, in the context of the GP “talking to each other” was clearly intended to mean that journalists using Twitter had no point. He’s explained why that isn’t the case.

firecall 3y ago

It doesn’t have to be a negative thing though. Journalists on Twitter is totally OK as a community that is Tweeting at each other for the benefit of their own networking and community. That’s not a bad thing :-)