Reuters to Journalists: Don't Break News on Twitter

Last night, Reuters released their social media policy, which includes instructing journalists to avoid exposing bias online and tells them specifically not to "scoop the wire" by breaking stories on Twitter. The strict instruction makes it clear that even though news continually breaks on Twitter first -- especially in disaster scenarios -- Reuters journalists are to break their stories first via

[aoyagis]

日本のメディアはどこもブログ禁止。Twitterも「ミニブログ」らしいから禁止なのかな。

[bluegote]

日本のメディアはどこもブログ禁止。Twitterも「ミニブログ」らしいから禁止なのかな。

[hotapapa]

日本のメディアはどこもブログ禁止。Twitterも「ミニブログ」らしいから禁止なのかな。

[sarutoru]

http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php/Reporting_from_the_internet

[yyamaguchi]

「For example, journalists are advised to get manager approval before using Twitter for professional purposes, have someone double-check their tweets before posting, avoid disclosing personal biases (especially political), and to separate professional and private activity with separate accounts.」

[kalessinlord]

逆に確かなジャーナリズムは大事になってくるとおもうのだけどな。