jeffwThe slow death of Twitter is measured in disasters like the Baltimore bridge collapse
alekwithakI mean it was never actually a good place for news, aside from the top five trading stories, if you wanted infinite bad takes on them.
SeraphI'd argue it was a good place for FAST news. For a lot of major events you can find posts and videos from users before the media releases anything, which is kind of a first for humanity at least in terms of accessibility.
Now, if you're looking for ACCURATE news...
Its specific speed/accuracy tradeoff made it a very good fit for news which you need to know quickly, but had low stakes if it was incorrect. A great example of this transit delays/cancellations, where you probably don’t care about the specific reason why a train is delayed and just want alternative options asap.
It was often much more effective to directly follow transit agencies and/or workers for info, rather than use their official website.