Digital journalism tools: Twitter

Dan Blank has put together a handy summary of how journalists can get real value out of Twitter. Dan has brought together information from various sources so it's worth checking out his post in full .

One of his sources is Darren Rowse who has outlined these nine ways in which twitter helps him up his game as a blogger (but they are equally valid for journalists too)

• Research Tool
  
• Reinforce (and expand) Your Personal Brand
• Promote Content
• Extend Audience - Find NEW Readers
• Networking
• Previews
• Speedlinking
• Story Gathering
• Find Out What People REALLY Think.
  

read dan's post for more detail.