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This is an interesting question from the Post and Courier, Charleston. Do you notify someone if you're going to use their tweet? Industry sites sometimes embed my tweets and I get a surprise when I see them - but I take the view that I've said it in public and so it's fair enough. But what about when it's friends posting tributes on a Facebook wall that happens to have a public profile? These get ripped off all the time. As to whether we should ask people if they post on a newspaper's Facebook wall if they mind being published, I think not, although the Daily Post does tend to say 'we'll publish a selection' when posting something soliciting feedback.
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I know journalists do use your tweets as quotes in news stories. Wrexham.com have quoted me a few times. First time it happened I felt miffed thinking they should have asked permission but on reflection I thought why not. I suppose as citizen journalists we should be pleased that things we say are of sufficient interest for publication.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts :)
ReplyDeleteOverall I'm in favour of asking, as a courtesy, but I think good community editors do that anyway.
Storify is a nice tool because it gives you the option of auto-tweeting people quoted, to say you've featured their words. Away from the regional press, I find it odd when you read (especially in the nationals showbiz pages) 'quotes' that are obviously lifted tweets - just say they tweeted it!
What about correcting spelling and grammar mistakes in tweets?
ReplyDeleteI still can't make up my mind whether we should be autocorrecting messages we lift from tweets or Facebook posts or leaving them as they were created - even if it does leave those who made them open to ridicule