NYT Reporter Responds to Media Bias Accusations Over #Compromise Hashtag

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By: Emily Banks | Mashable.com

As Twitter increasingly becomes a tool for journalists — and now a tool for political acts — they must find ways to filter their streams to see relevant content. That’s what Jen Preston, of The New York Times, did Friday after President Obama asked people to tweet their support of a debt ceiling compromise.

Wondering how best to filter the tweets, Preston tweeted at White House staffers. What’s the hashtag associated with the tweets, Preston asked. A White House aide responded with “#compromise.”































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