I often see and hear the statement that Twitter is not journalism.  But when I see posts like the one below, I have to disagree.  Journalism is happening on Twitter.  The problem is that the filter for finding the good stuff isn’t yet what it will be.  But it will.  #journ

jayrosen_nyuI’d like to ask you, @JohnAByrne: do you think CNBC is losing legitimacy after Santelli’s rant and the aftershocks? Should it, in your view?
5 minutes ago from web

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Jay Rosen has been on the NYU Journalism Institute’s faculty since 1986, and from 1999 to 2005 he served as chair of the Department.  He also writes at PressThink, The Huffington Post, is quite active on Twitter, and on and on.

John A. Byrne is executive editor of BusinessWeek. Previously, Byrne was editor-in-chief of Fast Company. Before that, he worked for BusinessWeek for nearly 18 years, rising to senior writer.

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