NPR beats up Twitter Bird

I was listening to my morning podcast of NPR when I was shocked at what the reporter said. He commented that Twitter reminded him of Ancient Greece… the way people talk in the market place.. I was thinking…. Wow! This sounds like something I would have written about in my theory of news and communication as it goes through 1st Wave (Agricultural era), 2nd Wave (Industrial era) and now the 3rd Wave.
I was glued to my ear buds as none other than Daniel Schorr of NPR pounded the little Twitter bird like it was his biggest enemy. Dan Schorr by the way was on Nixon's enemy list. He knows well the art of “not letting a good crisis go to waste.” It was noted in the report that he got his start during The Great Depression reporting on suicides of people jumping out of their windows… He was 12 years old when he phoned in his first death..and no he wasn’t alive during the Ancient Greek days.
Schorr was asked about the Twitterers during Obama’s speech. His comment was that these people using Twitter during the speech felt trapped and wanted out! He went on to suggest Twitter usurps the editor!! Well... yeah… it's supposed to. He said when you have all kinds of unqualified people sending information anonymously, you don’t know who to believe. You need the structure of verified news before it reaches your little ears.
My opinion is you learn who and who not to listen to in the 3rd Wave, even if their name is Twitter_girl. The decision is yours not the editor’s.
I could hear the anger in Dan Schorr’s voice as he was witnessing the power of being an editor slip away. This is why I listen to NPR. What a great time to be alive!