My original New Zealand media people on Twitter list is still available on this site. It’s been updated many times with two new entries yesterday and four updates. If you think you should be on the list, or if you are on the list and think your entry needs to change, please get in touch.

In addition to the HTML list I’ve also created a Twitter list:@billbennettnz/new-zealand-media-people.

Everyone who is on the HTML list is now on the Twitter list.

In June I asked Can Twitter be journalism? At the time I concluded Twitter could be journalism, but that’s not how most journalists use it.

Over the past week, Liam Tung at ZDnet Australia has shown just how powerful a tool the 140 character messaging service can be in the hands of a skilled reporter.

Tung is providing daily coverage of the trial between Perth-based ISP iiNet and the Australian Federation against Copyright Theft (AFACT).

He is also providing frequently updated tweets from the court room.

You can follow Tung’s tweets through Twitter from his home page (LiamT) or by tracking the #iitrial hashtag.

ZDNet also publishes the feed on a web page. This makes sense because it’s hard to make money from a Twitter feed, but a popular web page traffic sells plenty of advertising.

Gist is designed to cut through the deluge of incoming email, tweets and other messages. It sorts, highlights and presents your most important material in a simple format.

After one day of using the application I can see it has potential. It may become a lynch-pin. But I’m yet to be convinced I’ll use it over the long term. Here’s why:

Gist works with Gmail, Google Calendar, Outlook inboxes, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Salesforce. The software is a free web-delivered or cloud application. There’s a paid subscription version in the pipeline.  Read the rest of this entry »

So. Farewell
Then
Twitter.

Social networking
and
micro-blogging
service.

Whatever that’s supposed
to mean in English

Keith’s mum used to
Tweet things.

Like “I had
cornflakes
for breakfast”

And other
pearls
of wisdom

EJ Thribb age 17 1/2

(with acknowledgement to Barry Fantoni and Private Eye magazine. I was inspired to write this after reading that ‘Twitter is dead’).

Canadian public relations practitioner Dave Fleet believes the Twitter microblogging service has moved through the Gartner Hype Cycle to the point where it will now quickly become unfashionable. In his  Five Potential Effects Of Twitter’s Shift To The Trough Of Disillusionment Fleet charts the technology’s progress and makes some predictions about what will happen next.

Fleet’s analysis is on the money. But there’s something else going on with Twitter. After a period of stability, the service appears to be changing. Earlier this week the company altered the way users propagate messages – a process known as retweeting.

In other words, Twitter is still evolving. It will probably be a different beast by the time it resumes its progress through the later stages of the Garter Hype Cycle. Or maybe it will be replaced by something else.

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New Zealand journalists and media organisations on Twitter:

Newspapers, radio and TV stations:

@3NewsNZ – TV 3 News
@BusinessTalk – Business Talk
@ComputerworldNZ — Computerworld New Zealand
@dompost – The Dominion-Post
@DunedinNews – Dunedin News
@Karere – Maori News
@LoveThisPaper — Kim Gillespie, editor Wanganui Chronicle
@NewstalkZB – Newstalk ZB Radio
@nzherald – The New Zealand Herald
@NZPAnews — NZPA News
@PressNewsroom – The Christchurch Press
@nzresellernews — Reseller News
@NZstuff — stuff.co.nz
@rnz_news – Radio New Zealand News
@TheNBR – The National Business Review
@TVNZNews – TVNZ News
@upthisway – This way up – Radio NZ consumer show
@WaikatoTimes – Waikato Times (appears to be dormant)

Magazines

@coupdemain — coup de main digital magazine
@discounderworld — Monthly digital magazine
@goodmag — Good magazine
@idealogmag — Idealog magazine
@ITBrief – IT Brief, trade title for computer professionals
@NetGuide – New Zealand NetGuide
@real_groove — Real Groove
@ripitupNZ — Rip It Up
@salientmagazine — Student magazine from Victoria University of Wellington
@TheGrooveGuide — The Groove Guide
@UnlimitedMagNZ — Unlimited

Journalists and New Zealand media people

@AdrienneRewi — Adrienne Rewi, freelance journalist, travel guide writer
@AliIkram — Ali Ikram, TV3 journalist
@AnaSamways — Ana Samways, New Zealand Herald Sideswipe columnist
@andemac – Ande Macpherson, Group Interactive Director Mediaworks Radio, commentator & blogger
@asiapublishing — Doug Green, Asia Publishing Group nzmanufacturer.co.nz
@bloggerbb — entertainment editor for the NZ Herald online
@billbennettnz— Bill Bennett, tech journalist, freelance, Auckland
@blairensor —  Blair Ensor, eporter, Marlborough Express, specialising in rural
@bjdooley – Brian J. Dooley, tech journalist and independent analyst
@CallMeDrAl — Subeditor, Unlimited magazine
@CateOwen — Cate Owen, digital person for TV3 Sunrise
@Chrisbellnz — Chris Bell, freelance
@ChrisKeall – Chris Keall, freelance, NBR technology writer
@Cliptec – Phillip Smith, Cliptec media monitoring
@ColinJacksonNZ – tech commentator
@craig_martin — Managing Director, Indie Travel Media Ltd
@dubdotdash – Peter McLennan, designer, dj, blogger, muso, renaissance man
@ethicalmartini – Martin Hirst, associate professor AUT
@GreerMcDonald —Greer McDonald, social media editor, stuff.co.nz
@HamishBarwick – Hamish Barwick, Fairfax Business Group
@HamishCR — Rebel producer, director, presenter, Throng TV
@hoskingonzb — Mike Hosking, Newstalk ZB
@jamesc0leman – James Coleman, radio and TV presenter
@JohnJCampbell — TV current affairs host and Bro’town star
@jonohutchison — TV3 News and Sunrise reporter
@juhasaarinen — Juha Saarinen, freelance
@julietspeedy — TV3 journalist
@KATEHAWKESBY — Freelance
@kiranchug — Kiran Chug, reporter at The Dominion Post
@lindajmartin — Managing Editor, Indie Travel Media Ltd
@littlehigh — Paul Reynolds, radio commentator
@lukeappleby — Luke Appleby, tech blogger for stuff.co.nz
@macnzMark — Mark Webster, freelance IT writer, Mac specialist, NetGuide, Macthemag, Mac Planet
@markrevington — Mark Revington, Unlimited editor
@Michael_Forbes — Dominion Post reporter for the Manawatu-Wanganui region.
@miroslab —  Miro Slabbert, PC World art director
@mitchellhall — Mitchell Hall, NBR reporter
@monty64 — Denise Montgomery, TV News Producer, Producer ONE News @ 4:30
@MrsDesperate — Bronwyn Marquardt, journalist, travel writer, author, blogger
@NatashaUtting — Natasha Utting, Campbell Live
@nathanbeaumont — Nathan Beaumont, education reporter at The Dominion Post.
@nztaylor — Martin Taylor, director, digital publishing forum
@PatrickCrewdson — Patrick Crewdson, web editor at The Dominion Post
@petergnz — Peter Griffin, Science Media Centre
@radiowammo — Glenn Williams, radio host Kiwi FM
@rgoodchild — Rachel Goodchild
@RodCheeseman — TV3
@robonz — Rob O’Neill, Computerworld New Zealand editor
@scottbartley — Scott Bartley, reviews editor at PC World
@simonhendery – Simon Hendry, New Zealand Herald tech writer
@SineadBoucher – Sinead Boucher, digital editor for Fairfax New Zealand
@SitaMitaBita – Sita Narsi, designer extraordinaire at Fairfax Business Group
@someonegetsteve — Steve Leon, new media producer, In-business mag and others
@staceyvivienne — Stacey Wood, Dominion Post Capital Day reporter
@starrjulie – Julie Starr, Editor-in-Residence at Wintec’s School of Media Arts in Hamilton, runs the Evolving Newsroom
@stevebwriter — Stephen Bell, Computerworld Wellington reporter
@TedGibbons – Ted Gibbons, editor PC World New Zealand
@vmcm1 — Virginia McMillan, freelance, health business
@WazL — CEO at APN online

Public relations and communications

@adagebusiness — marketing and media consultant to small business and not-for-profit groups
@AngelaMoriarty — communications manager for Positively Wellington Tourism
@Belindanash — AUT communications manager
@BulletPR – Bullet Public Relations
@campbellh — Campbell Hodgetts
@caanz – Catherine Arrow, public relations consultant
@ClaireDel — Claire Del
@craigadolph — Media Planner/Buyer at GSL Network
@ericalloyd — Erica Lloyd, Network PR
@HarcourtsToni — Harcourts NZ communications manager, Toni Skiffington
@Ideasshop — PR company
@jossdeb — Joss Debreceny, senior comms advisor at Ministry of Education
@iChild — Monica Wales, Media planner and buyer, ad industry blogger
@julielandry — Julie Landry
@KevinPtak — Kevin Ptak, Porter Novelli Public Relations
@louisvanwyk — Louis van Wyk, Tuanz
@markomPR — Markom Public Relations
@networkpr — Network Public Relations
@paulbrislen — Paul Brislen, communications at Vodafone NZ
@Paul_Matthews – Paul Matthews, Bullet Public Relations
@paulpursuit — Paul O’Leary, Pursuit PR
@samfarrow — Sam Farrow
@SarahPSparks — Sarah Sparks, director of markomPR
@shineprjack — Jacky James, Shine PR
@simcmanus — Simon Mcmanus, McManus Tourism Communications
@sknightly — Stephen Knightly, Pursuit PR
@The_Saurus — Rachael Joel
@wagthedogagency —  Full service digital agency
@watchthewitter — Jenny Wilmshurst, marketing planning & communications

Bloggers and online media

@althecat — Alastair Thompson, Scoop Media
@audaciousgloop – Simon Young, writer
@benkepes — Ben Kepes
@bernardchickey — Bernard Hickey, business journalist, runs Interest.co.nz
@deadball — Sports blog run by music industry types
@dpfdpf — David Farrar, Kiwiblog
@freitasm — Mauricio Freitas, Geekzone
@justinflitter — Social CRM, helpdesk and customer service related blogger
@KiwiblogDPF — Kiwiblog
@Kunal_Kripalani — Kunal Kripalani, social media guidelines blogger for policy & strategy
@mrsgooding — Christine Gooding, shannonsway
@nzben — Ben Gracewood, TV gadget reviewer
@philbilbrough — Phil Bilbrough, Scoop
@publicaddress — Russell Brown, blogger, journalist and TV presenter
@roadcycling – RoadCycling.co.nz NZ’s Online Cycling Magazine
@rww —Richard MacManus, Read Write Web
@Scoopnz – Scoop

This list is not comprehensive, if you’d like to be included, or you know someone who should be added, please leave the twitter name, link and a few descriptive words in the comments below and I’ll make the additions when I have time. Also, please let me know if any corrections are needed.

There’s a similar list of Australian media people at The Earley Edition: 501 Australian Journalists and News Media People on Twitter

While I have your attention you may be interested in reading:

Can Twitter be journalism?
More on Twitter as journalism

A month ago I had a short but interesting online conversation with Australian journalist Renai LeMay who says Twitter is journalism. He has written a few posts on the subject on his blog and elsewhere. The best jumping off point for new readers is his Twitter’s impact on media and journalism.

LeMay is a visionary. For my money he has a great grasp of where news journalism and online media may go.

In my earlier post Can Twitter be journalism? I said I agree with him in principle. However, I few twittering journos use the technology as an interactive news media.

Most simply use Twitter as a broadcast medium – rather like an RSS feed. A number have Twitter accounts, but say nothing of value. Perhaps 40 percent are serious Twitter journalists.

I may have been over optimistic with this estimate. Yesterday the Online Journalism Blog reported on how British newspapers use Twitter. In Newspapers on Twitter – how the Guardian, FT and Times are winning Malcolm Coles writes;

“newspapers have a total of 1,068,898 followers across their 120 official Twitter accounts – with the Guardian, Times and FT the only three papers in the top 10.”

This sounds encouraging. Buried further down the story is the comment:

“Out of 120 accounts, just 16 do something other than running as a glorified RSS feed. The other 114 do no retweeting, no replying to other tweets etc”

Coles also points out the newspaper sites rarely follow Twitter users.

Cluetrain barely stopped here

Both these points apply to the bulk of Twittering publications in Australian and New Zealand. My guess is managers encourage journalists to promote stories using the technology, but they are actively discouraged from replying and retweeting.

There’s a precedent for this. After all, hardly any online publications in the region ever link to titles owned by other publishers – which means they are missing the point of online publishing. Until publishers encourage reporters and editors to engage with their audiences, they are going to miss out on the potential of Twitter.

Of course, the journalists who do really well at this will become media brands in their own right, which will worry the bean counters. But that’s another story…

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Australian tech journalist Renai LeMay says Twitter is journalism. He’s right but only up to a point.

LeMay writes;

Journalists are not simply using Twitter to promote their own work and get news tips. This is nowhere near to being the whole truth. In fact, audiences are using Twitter as a powerful tool to engage with journalists directly and force a renewal of journalism and media along lines that audiences have long demanded.

Well some are.

I follow about 25 Australian and New Zealand journalist on Twitter, about the same number of public relations people and a handful of both from elsewhere in the world. As an unscientific rule of thumb, I’d say only 40 percent of journalists are using Twitter in the way LeMay suggests.

About the same number simply use it as a way of promoting their online stories. In other words they aren’t joining the conversation, they are simply using Twitter as a broadcast medium. I suspect, but can not prove, this usually is because of dumb managerial restrictions on their use of the technology. A small percentage dabble in engagement, going on and off-line depending on their workload (I’m guilty of switching off Twitter when there’s a looming deadline and a huge number of words to write).

The rest are still in the dull “morning tweeps” and “I had muesli for breakfast” or the more disturbing narcissistic school of Twittering.

Incidentally, Mr LeMay is worth following. @renailemay

via Twitter’s impact on media and journalism « Renai LeMay.

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