The one thing that can't be questioned though is the fact that this was a mock-up only and never actually happened over Twitter. Any Twitter user would have seen this article and then gone to Twitter to actually follow the conversation and to see what others had said in reaction to the conversation. Any journalist should have done the same. After all, don't we journalists find traditional media getting hammered for using social media without verification of source or information? I simply typed in http://twitter.com/DenverPost_EdBoard and quickly found out the page didn't exist. If I had wondered if the account had existed, but was changed or taken down for some reason, I would have then taken the next logical step of calling the Post to ask.

I for one would have actually liked to have an actual Twitter conversation like this happen between the editorial board and the Senator. Doing so would NOT in any way have been embarrassing. I disagree with you that this isn't what Twitter is about. Conversation and content is exactly what Twitter is about. Writing an editorial piece that is printed without letting the Senator have a say is OLD journalism. It's king of the mountain shouting out at subjects. An on-record conversation, such as on Twitter, is what many people desire.

If the Colorado Independent and other media outlets used Twitter for conversation instead of just to share its headlines, you may find yourself whole new vast resources, information, stories, and loyal followers. I don't believe you can say “These are the tweets of a dad trying to be cool” because from what I've seen of how the Colorado Independent uses Twitter is actually more patriarchal than some of the Denver Post Twitter accounts.

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The one thing that can't be questioned though is the fact that this was a mock-up only and never actually happened over Twitter. Any Twitter user would have seen this article and then gone to Twitter to actually follow the conversation and to see what others had said in reaction to the conversation. Any journalist should have done the same. After all, don't we journalists find traditional media getting hammered for using social media without verification of source or information? I simply typed in http://twitter.com/DenverPost_EdBoard and quickly found out the page didn't exist. If I had wondered if the account had existed, but was changed or taken down for some reason, I would have then taken the next logical step of calling the Post to ask.

I for one would have actually liked to have an actual Twitter conversation like this happen between the editorial board and the Senator. Doing so would NOT in any way have been embarrassing. I disagree with you that this isn't what Twitter is about. Conversation and content is exactly what Twitter is about. Writing an editorial piece that is printed without letting the Senator have a say is OLD journalism. It's king of the mountain shouting out at subjects. An on-record conversation, such as on Twitter, is what many people desire.

If the Colorado Independent and other media outlets used Twitter for conversation instead of just to share its headlines, you may find yourself whole new vast resources, information, stories, and loyal followers. I don't believe you can say “These are the tweets of a dad trying to be cool” because from what I've seen of how the Colorado Independent uses Twitter is actually more patriarchal than some of the Denver Post Twitter accounts.

The one thing that can't be questioned though is the fact that this was a mock-up only and never actually happened over Twitter. Any Twitter user would have seen this article and then gone to Twitter to actually follow the conversation and to see what others had said in reaction to the conversation. Any journalist should have done the same. After all, don't we journalists find traditional media getting hammered for using social media without verification of source or information? I simply typed in http://twitter.com/DenverPost_EdBoard and quickly found out the page didn't exist. If I had wondered if the account had existed, but was changed or taken down for some reason, I would have then taken the next logical step of calling the Post to ask.

I for one would have actually liked to have an actual Twitter conversation like this happen between the editorial board and the Senator. Doing so would NOT in any way have been embarrassing. I disagree with you that this isn't what Twitter is about. Conversation and content is exactly what Twitter is about. Writing an editorial piece that is printed without letting the Senator have a say is OLD journalism. It's king of the mountain shouting out at subjects. An on-record conversation, such as on Twitter, is what many people desire.

If the Colorado Independent and other media outlets used Twitter for conversation instead of just to share its headlines, you may find yourself whole new vast resources, information, stories, and loyal followers. I don't believe you can say “These are the tweets of a dad trying to be cool” because from what I've seen of how the Colorado Independent uses Twitter is actually more patriarchal than some of the Denver Post Twitter accounts.