Associated Press Updates Twitter and Facebook Guidelines
Posted: 7/26/2012 | By: Rachel McAthy | journalism.co.uk
The Associated Press has updated its social media guidelines with a
change which clarifies that its journalists are allowed to tweet
breaking news even if a story is not yet on the wire.
Under the updated guidelines AP journalists are told their "first obligation" in the case of a big breaking news event, "is to provide full details to the appropriate newsdesk for use in AP services if the desk isn’t tuned in already".
Under the updated guidelines AP journalists are told their "first obligation" in the case of a big breaking news event, "is to provide full details to the appropriate newsdesk for use in AP services if the desk isn’t tuned in already".