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| Check out the twitter feed @globalhub1 |
If you are boring on social media no-one will retweet you. If you are too old school then you offend the new generation of digerati who want a real person to engage with them and want to be part of a two-way communication.
Most journalist today are talking about two new trends: curation and social TV. Publications like the Culture-ist, and online tools like Storify are leading the way in bridging the gap between traditional and social media. And what about indymedia? Where does that fit in?
When you move abroad, social media is a great way to get the mood of your home nation. The traditional media doesn't respond like people do. Before it was impossible to know what people felt without being there, but now you can get the tone of a nation on twitter.
Here are the best answers from May's #globalhub:
Q1. What is your preferred source of news (traditional, social media,
etc.)?
A1 social media and various online platforms have been our go to sources - @globalhub1: Q1: What is your preferred source of news #globalhub
— The Culture-ist (@TheCultureist) May 7, 2013
Q2. Do you trust reporting from your home or host country more?
A2: My host nation seems to cover feline news more in depth. Cat videos on cable all the time. #globalhub
— Yi Ji Mao (@yijimao) May 7, 2013
Q3. Do you feel you have a free press in your home/host country?
A3: It's about as free as it gets, but the govt has indirect control through leaks etc. #globalhub
— Kamal Khan (@TSTContinental) May 7, 2013
Q4. What's your favorite satirical publication or show?
A4: Private Eye in the UK and The Onion in the US. #globalhub
— Kamal Khan (@TSTContinental) May 7, 2013
Q5. Do you consider gossip to be news?
A5: In NYC, I think gossip has *replaced* news. #globalhub
— Kamal Khan (@TSTContinental) May 7, 2013
Q6. What country's media covers the world the best?
A6: North Korea. Reminds me of the days when there was a BBC accent... lol, And now the news! (Think plums) #globalhubRelated Blogs
— doshebu (@theartofthexpat) May 7, 2013
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