Twitter Reporting Blanketed Connecticut Murder Trial – NYTimes.com

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A Grisly Murder Trial, in 140-Character Bits

With no cameras allowed in court, reporters tapped out instant updates as readers followed every word.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/nyregion/16cheshire.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

No television cameras were there to record the scene, but people around the state and beyond in offices and family rooms still followed every word. The medium? Twitter. Half a dozen reporters for mainstream Connecticut newspapers and television stations clicked out reports of up to 140 characters on iPads, smart phones and laptops.