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BBC, Sky News Change Twitter Rules
- Lost Remote, Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:04 PM
How should TV reporters handle breaking news on social media? Cory Bergman poses this question in light of the recent restrictions Sky News and BBC both placed on their reporters.The new policies are meant to ensure that "reporters and editors alert the newsroom before breaking news on Twitter." Bergman, who has worked as a TV assignment editor, says these rules "make a lot of sense," but he also discusses some exceptions.
