Inside Breaking News: Why it's OK for journalists to be human on Twitter

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Sky News has issued a new policy that restricts how employees use their personal Twitter accounts, The Guardian reports. Sky News staff can no longer retweet rival journalists or post news updates outside their own beats. An email to staff explains, “Always pass breaking news lines to the news…

The last line couldn’t sum it up any better.

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    (Originally posted February 7th 2012)
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    last line couldn’t sum
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    my own. Especially that last line. Lovely!
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    I am very “human” on Twitter. I want to be informative, make your day brighter and you know, be a “human.” -B
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    Nuts.
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    apparently isn’t aware...amazing employees are doing
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