Be Your Own Darn Editor: News in the Twitter-era [New Media Minute]

image Twitter has gotten a lot of kudos for how it became a communications channel for the Iran election protests especially when traditional news outlets failed, but a recent study from Zogby found that only 4% of Americans would turn to Twitter for news. Is it reliable and how are TV networks like CNN dealing with getting scooped on Twitter? Also, how are networks vetting information from citizens on the ground? For all the answers, watch this week’s New Media Minute hosted by Daisy Whitney.

[Editor’s Note: Daisy Whitney, joins us here at SiliconANGLE and Beet.TV each week with the New Media Minute, and update on what’s happening in the world of New Media and online video -mrh]

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About Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins

Founding Editor for the SiliconANGLE Network. Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins was previously the first Associate Editor at Mashable. In addition to being a New Media pioneer, he has developed standards and software for IBM, Cox Communications and Nokia.
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