Twitter’s annual look back at the year on Twitter came out today. Major news moments from the past year begin with hashtags we’ve all likely seen, and used, a lot this year. Each moment has key tweets, with links to the hashtag search, and you can also see visualizaions of how the hashtags spread across time. Here are a few that have involved the work of many in our industry.
Happening now in #Ferguson where #MikeBrown was killed. pic.twitter.com/LfN0DWYp0B
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 10, 2014
And here’s my Twitter list of journalists covering Ferguson.
.@BarackObama gave Nina Pham a big hug in the Oval Office after she was declared #Ebola-free. http://t.co/vzqnDrkhb8 pic.twitter.com/OMSIG55Ejl
— CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2014
Here’s my Twitter list of journalists covering Ebola.
New day begins in Hong Kong with protesters still defying police. The Umbrella Revolution? http://t.co/6GGEn1UHPc pic.twitter.com/Quz9ppxjmh
— Philip P. Pan (@panphil) September 29, 2014
Of course I have a Twitter list of journalists reporting on Hong Kong, and I really like Andrew Peng’s, too.
Morning at #mh17 crash site. Roosters crowing, orange sun glowing. ground littered w human skeletons and plane fragments… #ukraine
— Noah Sneider (@NoahSneider) July 18, 2014
Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families. It's time to #BringBackOurGirls. -mo pic.twitter.com/glDKDotJRt
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 7, 2014
This hashtag spread quickly, but there’s a media story in it, too, from the photographer whose photo was used without permission of a girl in Guinea-Bissau. It went viral. Ami Vitale fought back.
@imahephzibah THIS IMAGE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION! SHE IS NOT NIGERIAN AND HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTED TO USE FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN. TAKE DOWN!
— Ami Vitale (@Amivee) May 7, 2014
We're saddened by the passing of our friend Maya Angelou. Thank you for all you've done, and for all the hugs. pic.twitter.com/kmLCN59Uef
— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) May 28, 2014
