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Fort Hood Shootings: News Orgs Put Twitter Lists to the Test

Source: mashable

Nov 05, 2009

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Earlier this week, we wrote about how news organizations are already using Twitter Lists. Today, they’re getting their first major test, by way of a tragic breaking news event – a deadly shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.

Details are still coming in about the event, but Lists being created by major news brands are providing some of the best coverage, as they offer a real-time view of what multiple sources – both local and national – are reporting. Here’s a look at what a few news organizations are doing:

The New York Times: Their Fort Hood Shootings list has updates from news organizations throughout Texas, the US Army, as well as what look to be several citizen journalists on the ground.

The Today Show: Similarly, The Today Show has found local news organizations and people in the area for their Fort Hood list. They are also included feeds from several NBC properties like MSNBC and the local NBC affiliates.

Dallas Morning News: Reporter Scott Goldstein has taken it upon himself to setup a list of news sources.

The Huffington Post: The popular news blog is put

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