Metro Times just tweeted it. What's happening?
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Metro Times just tweeted it. What's happening?
I can't access facebook, can someone post the picture directly into the forum?
Metro Times Detroit OK guys it's not that bad - we just got word it's a car fire on one of the parking decks. Should be taken care of soon...thankfully it's nothing worse!43 minutes ago
Just a car fire in the parking deck.
I was right across the street for a meeting when it happened. Sure was alot of smoke for one car being on fire, but there was definitely a burning rubber smell.:eek:
This is a textbook example of the dangers of journalism meeting this up-to-the-minute tweeting technology. The Metro Times, which sometimes functions as a legitimate media outlet [[in between their ads for transvestites with "12-inch surprises") tweeted something that's totally false: "The hotel is on fire."
In journalism, if you don't have it solid, don't print it. That should apply to tweeting as well.
I agree. I'm surprised that the Metro Times should even tweet. It's one thing if an individual reporter tweets but for a "legitimate news source" to do so just hurts their credibility. Real news sources should have checks and balances to make sure things are factual.
Birds tweet, not people.
Rumor volat.