Why manners make a difference when reporting from social media

Social media has transformed the reporter’s ability to find out what is happening in real-time – but it’s also an information source which is prone to misuse. One of my biggest irritations in stories which are, at least in part, sourced from social media, is the tendency to just lift a Tweet or Facebook comment

Has Twitter changed politics? Not in the way you think it has – probably

A lot of twaddle has been spoken about the role social media – or particularly Twitter – has played in creating a new voice for the British public in politics, and public life in general. Take deputy prime minister John Prescott, an ex-MP and Lord who many cite as the perfect example of a politican