WalesOnline-You can get twitter there?

Whilst scanning the net the other day, I came across the most peculiar site, WalesOnline. As the name suggests, this site deals with all things Welsh. Aesthetically, it looked like any other news site. It contained very user friendly tabs within a  navigation for ease of manoeuvring through the site. However, what struck me as most peculiar was the content itself.

The Twitter Bug!

Although the rules of grammar and punctuation remain constant throughout our lifetime, our vocabulary incessantly expands. As well as incorporating slang into our everyday speak, we must try to comprehend new words we encounter. Currently, there is one word baffling me…twitter.

It seems that the concept of twitter is infectious. Everywhere I turn, a little blue bird appears. Thus, to end my curiosity, I decided to investigate their website, in order to find out more about this melodious blue bird.

Fortress Newsroom v. Transparent Newsroom: Which will prevail?

Whilst researching my segment of our final presentation, I stumbled across this article which identified two distinct newsroom models; the fortress newsroom and the transparent newsroom.