Twitter: the new newsroom?

Karuna John and Mohammed Hanif at the panel discussion titled 'Twitter is the New Newsroom: The Changing Face of Journalism'.

The lively discussion on how to use and not use Twitter as a tool for journalism gained plenty of input from journalists in the audience. The panel of five journalists and mediapersons — Mehmal Sarfraz, Karuna John, Bilal Lakhani, Norbert Almeida, Mohammed Hanif and Hasan Belal, the moderator — discussed  whether Twitter is a tool for journalism, or an evolving form of what may be 'new' journalism.

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