Striking the balance on social media

WHEN the Prime Minister came back to work after he fell sick with e-coli earlier last week, his Twitter followers knew of his recovery before it was reported in the media as he had tweeted it. In fact, it was his tweet that later became a news report, instead of any statement from his office.

Earlier this year, when the whole nation focused its attention to a high-profile criminal appeal in the Federal Court, Twitter users knew real time what was submitted in Court from the tweets of the people who observed the proceedings. They did not have to wait for news report to find out what happened in the proceedings.