'll admit it. One of my favorite websites is poynter.org. It's a gathering place for people in the news media to get a little gossip, learn about some of the new tools for story-telling, and even find a job.
This is the story I was talking about it class. Bob Salladay, a senior editor with California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting was on a train sitting near Santa Ana City Council member Michele Martinez. Martinez was talking on her cell phone and Salladay could hear her side of the conversation. He started tweeting what she said.
Click here for the Poynter story on the what happen. Embedded in the Poynter story are links to three publications that reported on the incident.
One of the issues Poynter asks about is whether you should tweet information you haven't verified. According to "The Element of Journalism" you should. You should always verify before reporting. Remember, if your mother says she loves you, ask someone else to verify her statement.
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