Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Tweet heard round the (football) world

It started with a source. A reporter Tweeted what they heard, other reporters picked it up and soon the world was abuzz with news that Brett Favre had once again un-retired.

WCCO breaks Favre story on Twitter: When a source told WCCO-TV’s Mark Rosen that Brett Favre would join the Minnesota Vikings, he sent out a tweet.


Twitter continues to prove it's much more than a collection of "babble." For journalists it just might be the most effective tool to come along since the pen...

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