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Social Media In Reporting

Jeff Sonderman, Digital Media Fellow at the Poynter Institute, discussed how people are using social media to report, discuss and debate Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.  He remarked about initial reports in both social and conventional media that were incorrect.  Sonderman specializes in writing about and training journalists in mobile news platforms, social media and digital journalism.  He also teaches a digital journalism course at Georgetown University.

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