@mattaikins: it is an age-old tension though -- investigative reporting vs. celebrity tabloids, etc. -- it's just faster now :-) 2 hours ago
@Frank_McG: yes, I think the same phenomenon is happening for all sorts of news -- those where timeliness is most important are first 2 hours ago
RT @edlee: Saw lots of stuff about how quickly twitter spread news of whitney's death...real issue is how quickly her wikipedia page was ... 2 hours ago
@mattaikins: ah, I see your point -- yes, that is likely true. the more widespread the event, the more likely news reports are to be true 2 hours ago
@mattaikins: yes, I think you are right -- and mainstream media sources had better hope that it stays that way :-) 2 hours ago
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