{"id":8109,"date":"2022-11-30T11:37:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/30\/the-most-effective-press-watchdog-how-twitter-changed-journalism\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T11:37:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:37:56","slug":"the-most-effective-press-watchdog-how-twitter-changed-journalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/30\/the-most-effective-press-watchdog-how-twitter-changed-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The most effective press watchdog\u2019: how Twitter changed journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guardian writers look back at the platform\u2019s triumphs and pitfalls as the service faces an uncertain future<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2022\/nov\/29\/elon-musk-twitter-bust-debt\">Twitter in turmoil<\/a> under its new owner, Elon Musk, many users are taking a moment to assess the legacy of the social media platform. Launched in 2006, the service has become an integral part of journalism, revolutionizing the spread of information, expanding access to sources, and elevating voices that previously went unheard. It has also, of course, become known for toxic discourse, misinformation and online abuse.<\/p>\n<p>As questions mount over Twitter\u2019s future, four Guardian writers reflect on their experiences \u2013 personal and professional \u2013 with the platform.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/nov\/30\/twitter-journalism-elon-musk\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/716d971c5c513d140aae2f2492889ee0286407e3\/0_133_4000_2400\/master\/4000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=5c466b3d40b7695ac3bb64bd9fe54c08\" title=\"\u2018The most effective press watchdog\u2019: how Twitter changed journalism\" \/>Guardian writers look back at the platform\u2019s triumphs and pitfalls as the service faces an uncertain future<br \/>\nWith Twitter in turmoil under its new owner, Elon Musk, many users are taking a moment to assess the legacy of the social media platform. Launched in 2006, the service has become an integral part of journalism, revolutionizing the spread of information, expanding access to sources, and elevating voices that previously went unheard. It has also, of course, become known for toxic discourse, misinformation and online abuse.<br \/>\nAs questions mount over Twitter\u2019s future, four Guardian writers reflect on their experiences \u2013 personal and professional \u2013 with the platform. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guardian writers look back at the platform\u2019s triumphs and pitfalls as the service faces an uncertain future With Twitter in turmoil under its new owner, Elon Musk, many users are taking a moment to assess the legacy of the social media platform. Launched in 2006, the service has become an integral part of journalism, revolutionizing &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/30\/the-most-effective-press-watchdog-how-twitter-changed-journalism\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018The most effective press watchdog\u2019: how Twitter changed journalism<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}