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Speaking with Laura J. Nelson about social media and journalism, Robert Hernandez predicts geolocation is only going to grow, and he continues to look for ways to use the current tools for newsgathering:
That allows me to find potential sources who are actually there. And because this person is announcing to the world that they’re there, that increases the likelihood that they’re willing to talk. Instead of going to a place, or cold calling, or going up to people and interrupting them or going on a fishing expedition, you can find very specific eyewitness sources.”
Hernandez is a founder of the Twitter #wjchat group and a former Seattle Times staffer. He currently teaches at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
