jackwilson (True Core Lover): During a February 2009 discussion on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition, Daniel Schorr noted that Twitter accounts of events lacked rigorous fact-checking and other editorial improvements. In response, Andy Carvin gave Schorr two examples of breaking news stories that played out on Twitter and said users wanted first-hand accounts and sometimes debunked stories.[78] *
06-03-10 - 01:57:29

jackwilson (True Core Lover): In an episode of The Daily Show on February 26, 2009, guest Brian Williams derided tweets as only referring to the condition of the author in any given instant. Williams implied that he would never use Twitter because nothing he did was interesting enough to publish in Twitter format.[79] *
06-03-10 - 02:02:47

jackwilson (True Core Lover): During another episode of The Daily Show on March 2, 2009, host Jon Stewart negatively portrayed members of Congress who chose to "tweet" during President Obama's address to Congress (on February 24, 2009) rather than pay attention to the content of the speech. The show's Samantha Bee satirized media coverage of the service saying "there's no surprise young people love it—according to reports of young people by middle aged people".[80] *
06-03-10 - 02:03:00

jackwilson (True Core Lover): In March 2009, the comic strip Doonesbury began to satirize Twitter. Many characters highlighted the triviality of tweets although one defended the need to keep up with the constant-update trend.[81] SuperNews! similarly satirized Twitter as an addiction to "constant self-affirmation" and said tweets were nothing more than "shouts into the darkness hoping someone is listening".[82] *
06-03-10 - 02:03:12

jackwilson (True Core Lover): Twitter was used by candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign throughout the race. Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama used it for publicity.[83] The Nader–Gonzalez campaign updated its ballot access teams in real-time with Twitter and Google Maps.[84] Twitter use increased by 43 percent on the day of the United States' 2008 election.[85] *
06-03-10 - 02:05:30