English introduction below
Journalisten sollten nicht nur von ihrem Schreibtisch aus eloquent die Welt zu erklären versuchen, sie sollten auch ab und zu rausgehen, “vor Ort” sein, das Geschehen mitverfolgen. Das kann, wenn man Korrespondent in einem Krisengebiet ist, abenteuerlich und schnell auch ziemlich gefährlich werden. Bedeutend kleiner sind die Gefahren, wenn man sich mit einem neuen Online-Medium beschäftigt, wie ich es im Moment für einen Artikel über den “microblogging”-Service Twitter tue. Abenteuerlich kann es aber trotzdem werden: Für den Artikel habe ich ein Interview mit Paul Bradshaw vom Online Journalism Blog geführt - konsequenterweise über Twitter. Unten klicken, um das Transkript dieses Experiments zu lesen.
UPDATE: Alex Gamela hat schon einen Namen für diese Art Interview gefunden: Twitterview.
I’ve decided to add a short introduction in English, because some blogs outside of the German-speaking world have linked to this post. While I was researching an article about Twitter for a Swiss newspaper (yet to be published), I had the idea of actually trying to do an interview via Twitter. I convinced Paul Bradshaw of the Online Journalism Blog to be a part in this experiment that Alex Gamela later dubbed “Twitterview”. Read the transcript after the jump.
halbluchs: will do an interview about Twitter with @paulbradshaw via Twitter. If anybody has additional questions, throw them in!
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw here we go, question 1: if you had to define Twitter in one sentence - what would you say?
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs defining Twitter: a service that allows you to issue and receive updates, bullet points and summaries via web, mobile & RSS
paulbradshaw: Anyone else got a better one-line definition of Twitter?
alexgamela: @paulbradshaw twitter is the most overlooked inexpensive breaking news tool03:09 PM January 04, 2008 from web
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs correction: “to receive and issue updates to and from multiple recipients” + at end: …but so, so much more
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw what makes twitter so popular and addictive? is it just a hype or is it more?
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs the same things that have made texting so popular: brevity, connectivity, control.
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs …and the same appeals of social networking: brevity, connectivity, control.
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs add to that the appeals of blogs - vanity, flexibility, and ease of distribution - and you have a winner.
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs that said, the possible uses of twitter are not immediately obvious. You can tweet so much more than ‘what are you doing righ … …
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw speaking of twitter uses: how do you use the service, and how do you benefit from using it?
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs i use twitter to send updates from events i am attending, where ongoing bullet points are more approp8 #twitter
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs or where writing a longer post is not practical, or for pithy one liners which suit it well #twitter
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs as for benefits, there is the obvious mobility plus perhaps a more personal connection with readers, and when you plug in rss … …
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw what ‘journalistic’ uses (i.e. by journalists or media) have you seen lately?
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs the California fires were widely twittered; Martin Stabe cutely used it to get 140-char summaries of the year… #twitter
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs Amy Gahran twittered a seminar with some interesting reflections, the New York Times has a specific Maddy McCann twitter #twitter
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs …the Orlando Sentinel twittered a shuttle launch nicely. I’m sure I’m missing other examples… #twitter
paulbradshaw: Calling all twitterers! What’s the best example of Twitter journalism you’ve seen? (either newsgathering or publishing)
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw thx for the call to all twitterers! Pls forward good examples to me, thx
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw one last question: what are ‘journalistic’ uses of Twitter that you would like to see (more)?
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs i’d like to see it used more for newsgathering, and more niche twitters for particular stories, issues, and journos #twitter
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw is there an unused potential of Twitter for journalists and media companies?
paulbradshaw: @halbluchs there is an unused potential, yes, to build a closer relationship with readers and provide a better service #twitter
paulbradshaw: Am conducting an interview with someone in switzerland, via twitter, via mobile, while shopping in tesco. Welcome to 2008. #twitter
halbluchs: @paulbradshaw thank you very much for all the answers and happy shopping! let me know if you’re interested in an article for OJB.
Zum Thema hier ein Abschnitt aus dem an dieser Stelle erwähnten Referat von BBC-Newsroom-Chef Peter Horrocks:
“And just three days ago the potential of organised and engaged citizen journalism became clear. Contributors posting on Twitter provided an earlier picture of the Barack Obama victory in the Iowa caucuses than any professionally organised exit poll or data collection. The potential for this sort of journalistic enterprise is only just being realised.”
Das Twitter-Experiment bei den Primärwahlen in Iowa war tatsächlich sehr spannend. Je mehr Personen twittern, desto eher lassen sich die Daten zudem automatisch aggregieren - wie es zum Beispiel seit kurzem die Seite Politweets tut, die die Popularität der Präsidentschaftskandidaten anhand der Erwähnungen auf Twitter zu messen versucht.
Hi Nico,
Thanks for the translation!