Let us talk about the news
Twitter and news stories are a match made in heaven. Twitter has brought a great many things into my life; insight into how the rich and famous live their lives and Instagram their lunches; I have been involved in seminars on Twitter that have educated me in my industry, giving me professional connections; I have laughed at the viral memes and retweeted my friends’ announcements. The ultimate thing Twitter has brought though is the immediacy in which news comes. I will admit my browser will see more of Twitter than a news page, and this is why I tend to hear about major events through the social network. A prime example of this is when I was in my Masters seminar, demonstrating Twitter on a projector when the news of the death of Alexander McQueen flashed up. We were seeing this news immediacy in true effect. News-worthy stories There are numerous news events I can confirm of hearing about from Twitter first, and they don’t just come from the BBC Breaking News