Comments on: War 2.0: Israel, Twitter and YouTube http://adrianmonck.com/2009/01/war-20-israel-twitter-youtube/ a blog about news Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adrian Monck http://adrianmonck.com/2009/01/war-20-israel-twitter-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-2142 Adrian Monck Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:15:16 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=2732#comment-2142 I agree about Rachel Shabi's piece, Michael. But your link is dead. I agree about Rachel Shabi’s piece, Michael. But your link is dead.

]]> By: Michael Haddon http://adrianmonck.com/2009/01/war-20-israel-twitter-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Michael Haddon Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:57:09 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=2732#comment-2140 I agree that the use of social media on this occasion seemed bizarre as it offered nothing of real value to users of Twitter. In the Guardian Rachel Shabi <a>argued</a> Israel propoganda "tightly coordinated key messages and worked on so many levels – mainstream media as well as diplomatic channels, friendship leagues, YouTube, Twitter and the blogosphere – that the effect was epidemic." But this to me seems nothing more than the result of journalistic fascination with 'new media' being used in unusual ways. I think she underplays the part played by Israel's banning of foreign journalists, surely that contributed significantly to unbalanced reporting? And, as you teach us at City, I thought I would add a <a>link</a> to the account itself. You know, those pesky sources! I agree that the use of social media on this occasion seemed bizarre as it offered nothing of real value to users of Twitter. In the Guardian Rachel Shabi argued Israel propoganda “tightly coordinated key messages and worked on so many levels – mainstream media as well as diplomatic channels, friendship leagues, YouTube, Twitter and the blogosphere – that the effect was epidemic.” But this to me seems nothing more than the result of journalistic fascination with ‘new media’ being used in unusual ways. I think she underplays the part played by Israel’s banning of foreign journalists, surely that contributed significantly to unbalanced reporting?

And, as you teach us at City, I thought I would add a link to the account itself. You know, those pesky sources!

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