#wjchat - When Journalists converge

By David Cohn on November 3, 2010 0 Comments Ideas

David Cohn, 2010-2011 FellowDavid Cohn, 2010-2011 Fellow

At ONA I had a chance to hang out with my friend Robert Hernandez. Robert made a splash this year at ONA when he asked if Patch was evil. This year, however, Robert has made a splash in the journalism Twittersphere when he co-created#WJChat, a weekly Twitter conversation with rotating hosts to discuss important issues of the week. The chats are every Wednesdays at 5 p.m. PDT. All you need is a Twitter account and to follow the hashtag #wjchat.

Here's Robert explaining what wjchat is and how it came up out of nowhere to become a vibrant conversation.

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David Cohn is a 2010-2011 RJI Fellow working on a project called "Community-Funded Reporting." Read David's findings, other blogposts, and talk back at cohnd AT rjionline.org and @digidave on Twitter.

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