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Articles tagged tweets (6)

Joshua BentonMarch 4, 2020

Twitter, the most news-friendly social platform, is getting a little bit less so with Stories-like “fleets”

Twitter’s version of the ubiquitous format is an important advance for people wanting to separate the public and long-lasting from the private and ephemeral. But publishers aren’t likely to benefit from a less broadcast-oriented Twitter.

Joshua BentonOctober 15, 2019

Twitter says it wants to solve the “journalists’ careers end because someone digs up an old tweet” problem

“These are some of the biggest reasons why people don’t tweet. Which is why we actually take this very seriously.”

#MAGA, Hannity, the Wendy’s chicken nuggets guy, and 2017’s other Twitter-topping people and topics

Shan WangJuly 11, 2017

The freedom-of-speech institute suing @realDonaldTrump to unblock his critics on Twitter has its eye on other lawsuits, too

“Part of the reason we took this case on is that we have seen reports from across the country of public officials blocking their constituents on Twitter or Facebook.”

Shan WangMarch 31, 2017

When the primary source is Trump himself: Factba.se compiles all Trump, on all platforms, at all times

This easily searchable trove covers virtually every single communication that comes from Donald Trump himself across multiple social platforms, as well as from from the White House.

John WihbeyDecember 20, 2012

Questioning the network: The year in social media research

Journalist’s Resource sifts through the academic journals so you don’t have to. Here are 10 of the studies about social and digital media they found most interesting in 2012.