

1/Twitter turns 9 years old today. 9 years! Birthdays are always a good time to express some gratitude.
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4/After the tech early-adopters, journalists were next to take to Twitter. They used it as a source, to break news, and to link their work.
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5/Journalists were a big part of why we grew so quickly and still a big reason why people use Twitter: news. It's a natural fit.
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6/Twitter makes journalism better by providing direct access to the people and events as they happen.
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7/Journalists make Twitter better by providing context, research, and a balanced perspective drawn from what the people experience.
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8/THANK YOU for keeping the world (and us!) honest and using Twitter to do your work. We wouldn't be here without you.
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9/And an extra-special thanks to the one who first broke the news that http://twttr.com was a thing:
@om! We love you Om!
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@jack Really? I think they are lying scum most of them .. -
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Ah, bless“
@jack: Journalists play a critical role in our society: keep the world honest and balanced. They are true servants of the people.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Not all of them.
RT @jack: Journalists play a critical role in our society: keep the world honest and balanced.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jack The Fourth Estate is critical to democracy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jack@lpolgreen journos r humans, 2. Some great, some poor/uncritical and some biased.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jack Twitter has been invaluable to us too, not just for spreading news but gathering it, finding sources and making contactsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jack I want at their lesser loser cousins: fiction writers. I think we can change the world too. Maybe serialize like Dickens right here.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jack: 3/Journalists play a critical role in our society: keep the world honest and balanced. They are true servants of the people.”

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