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| Twitter beats media with China earthquake news (PC Advisor) |
| Social networks first with bite-sized information The web has been abuzz with discussion about how users on social messaging service Twitter beat the mainstream media with news of the devastating earthquake in China. Most of the discussion has centred on how users were fast in getting information out against mainstream media websites, but does the claim really hold-up? ... |
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| News media's coverage of Texas raid is revealing (USA Today) |
| News media's coverage of Texas raid is revealing Nancy Neaher Maas - Ithaca, N.Y. Commentary writer Mary Zeiss Stange's observations in "What does Texas church raid say about us?" pierced the news media hysteria in their reporting of accusations of... |
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| Did Twitter beat media with earthquake news? (InfoWorld) |
| Over the last few days the Web has been abuzz with discussion about how users on Twitter, the online social messaging system, beat the mainstream media with news of the devastating earthquake in China. Most of the discussion has centered around how users were fast in getting information out against mainstream media Web sites, but does the claim really hold-up? Many of the reports ... |
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| Quake Coverage: Is China's Grip on Media Looser? (NPR) |
| The strong hand of the Chinese government has long suppressed bad news. State news organizations often report stories to promote the central government's agenda. But coverage of the Sichuan earthquake indicates that the government may be loosening its grip on the media. |
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