Harrisonburg is a small Virginia city with a population of less than 50,000…
Local Newsblogger Beats Regular Media With Twitter
Posted by on May 29th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news and reporTwitter · 1 CommentInterview With Marilín Gonzalo, An Ex Twitter Newspaper Reporter
Posted by on May 25th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news and reporTwitter · 1 CommentThis is the second profile of a reporTwitters.com member. Marilín Gonzalo (twitter, blog) is a rather active Twittering journalist from Argentina living in Madrid…
Finally The News Media Wake Up To Twitter
Posted by on May 19th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news and reporTwitter · 1 CommentNewspapers appear to have finally have noticed that Twitter is a useful tool. Sadly, it took the earthquake in China’s Sichuan province for the message to hit home…
Newspapers Bend Over Backwards In Praise Of Twitter
Posted by on May 15th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news and reporTwitter · 0 CommentsI have been scratching my head the last few days numerous times because of all the Google News alerts about the established news media’s interest in China Twitters…
News Items For Twittering Reporters
Posted by on March 27th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news · 0 CommentsTwitter Can Help You Water Your Plants
Posted by on March 20th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news · 0 CommentsScientists have found a way to connect plants to Twitter status updates. A report on Digital Journal indicates that plants can Tweet when they need water!..
San Francisco Protesters Against Iraq War Use Twitter For Smart Rallying
Posted by on March 20th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news · 0 CommentsSan Francisco’s five year anniversary protest against the war in Iraq yesterday reportedly was smart, rather than angry like five years ago. Major factor was Twitter!..
UK Privacy Advocates Object To New Ad Agency That Secretly Collects Behavioral Web Browsing Data
Posted by on March 19th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news · 0 CommentsA new UK advertising service called Phorm has triggered a controversy over online privacy because it plans to roll out highly targeted ads based on users´ surfing habits…
Facebook To Launch Improved Privacy Controls Today
Posted by on March 19th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news and reporTwitter · 0 CommentsFacebook today is set to roll out better privacy controls. It is also reportedly going to include a chatservice in the next two weeks…
NYT Journalist Takes Camera To Streets Of Baghdad, Asks Iraqis Questions Sourced By Readers
Posted by on March 18th, 2008 in grassroots reporting news and reporTwitter · 0 CommentsEric Owles, a New York Times journalist writing the Inside Iraq blog, started conducting a new style reporting by asking NYT readers to submit questions for Iraqi citizens…