NPR’s Andy Carvin, tweeting the Middle East

Washington Post by Paul Farhi | Apr. 13, 2011 (News Report)

Since December, Andy Carvin, a social-media strategist at NPR in Washington, has become a one-man Twitter news bureau, chronicling fast-moving developments throughout the Middle East. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Middle East, Egypt, Internet, Citizen Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Social Networks, Twitter, Libya
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Apr 12, 2011 - 7:39 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Adrian Jauregui (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Apr 13, 2011 - 10:44 AM PDT

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Apr. 15, 2011

Informative human-interest profile of NPR social media strategist Andy Carvin, who is experimenting with a new form of journalism about the Middle East on Twitter. A couple more independent sources would have been helpful, as this article cites mostly supportive comments from other NPR employees. Regardless, a worthwhile read about an important initiative.

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