Link: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/20/twitter-raids-sky-for-new-head-of-uk-news
Summary:
Sky News senior executive Rob Owers joins Twitter to lead UK news team and develop government and industry partnerships. Twitter has appointed Rob Owers, a former senior executive on Sky News’ digital operation and News At Ten bulletin, as its new UK head of news. “Throughout my career as a journalist I’ve seen how Twitter has changed the conversation around news and sparked new ways for people to engage with the stories and events which really matter to them,” said Owers.
Key data/statistical information:
- Owers was Sky News output editor, also responsible for live online coverage of the general election results
- His earlier roles at Sky included building the team that launched Sky News’ iPad app, executive producer of Sky News Digital and editorial lead for News at Ten.
What's my view?
I find that this shows how pluralism is slowly coming into the lime light as twitter was able to appoint Rob Owers as a former senior exectuive. This suggests that social media is slowly allowing the audience to take some sort of power in making decisions within the news industry.
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