Several traditional media organizations are using Twitter to distribute breaking news and alerts in a timely manner. Many media employees are also using Twitter to inform their followers of news as they happen, before they get back to the newsroom.
I’ve tried to condense a list of traditional media organizations using Twitter, with links to their Twitter accounts and graphs of their Twitter usage. I’ve only included those that have recent activity.
If you know of a news organization using Twitter as a distribution outlet, drop me a message through the comments form below, indicating their name and Twitter account.
You can follow me on Twitter at @cgranier.
A Spanish-language version of this post is available on my regular column at Technosailor.
Newspapers
Charlotte Oberver, Charlotte, NC @theobserver (stats)
ClarÃn, Argentina @clarincom (stats)
Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia @cmbreakingnews (stats), @cmail_breaking (stats)
Diario Correo, Ecuador @diariocorreo (stats)
El PaÃs, Madrid, España @el_pais (stats)
El Porvenir, Monterrey, Mexico @El_Porvenir (stats)
El Siglo Web, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina @elsigloweb (stats)
El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia @eltiempocom (stats)
El Universo, Ecuador @el_universo (stats)
Financial Times @FTmedianews (stats), @FTfinancenews (stats)
Honolulu Star Bulletin, Honolulu, HI @starbulletin (stats)
Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN @knoxnews (stats)
LA Daily News @ladailynews (stats)
La Nacion, Chile @nacioncl (stats), @lanacioncl (stats)
La Tercera, Chile @latercera (stats)
LA Times @latimesbreaking (stats), @latimesworld (stats)
Milenio, Mexico @Milenio (stats)
Nashua Telegraph, Hudson, NH @NashuaTelegraph (stats)
The New York Times, NY @nytimes (stats)
The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC @newsobserver (stats)
The Oregonian, Portland, OR @oregonian (stats), @OregonianBiz (stats), @OregonianTraff (stats), @OregonianSports (stats)
The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL @orlandosentinel (stats)
Times Online, London, UK @timesonline (stats), @TimesNewsUk (stats)
USA Today @ondeadline (stats)
Radio & TV
BBC @BBC (stats), @bbcsa (stats), @todaytrial (stats), @BBCClick (stats), @bbcmundo (stats), @bbcbrasil (stats)
CBC News, Canada @cbcnews (stats)
Channel News Asia, Singapore @ChannelNewsAsia (stats)
CNN @cnn (stats), @cnnbrk (stats), @CNNNewsroom (stats)
KOAT, Albuquerque, New Mexico @KOAT (stats)
KPBS News, San Diego, CA @kpbsnews (stats)
News 2 Colorado, Denver, Colorado @News2Colorado (stats)
NPR News @nprnewsblog (stats), @nprnews (stats), @bryantpark (stats)
Radio Cooperativa, Santiago, Chile @Cooperativa (stats)
RNZ Radio New Zealand News @rnz_news (stats)
RTÉ News, Ireland @RTEnews (stats), @RTEbusiness (stats)
VenezuelaPress, Venezuela @VenezuelaPress (stats)
WICU 12 News, Erie, PA @WICU12News (stats)
WLWT, Cincinnati, OH @wlwt (stats)
WOSU Public Media, Columbus, OH @WOSU (stats)
Other
47 News, Tokyo, Japan @47news (stats)
ABC News, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia @abcnewsbrisbane (stats)
AgendaTwiMedios @agendatwitter (stats)
AmericasReport @AmericasReport (stats)
Breaking News Alerts @BreakingNewsOn (stats), @LivePressAlert (stats)
Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles, CA @LAFD (stats)
Mahalo News @mahalonews (stats)
MarketWatch @MarketWatch (stats)
Marketwire @marketwire (stats)
Motor Awards, Venezuela @MotorAwards (stats)
MSN Noticias, España @msnnoticias (stats)
MSNBC @msnbc_world (stats)
Noticias Emol @twitter_emol (stats)
Poynter, St. Petersburg, FL @Poynter (stats)
Sina News, China @sinanews (stats)
Sunchales Hoy, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina @sunchaleshoy (stats)
Thailand News @thailandnews (stats)
The Potsdam News, Potsdam, NY @ThePotsdamNews (stats)
Correspondents, Media Employees
Adam Boulton, Sky News, London, UK @SkyNewsBoulton (stats)
Darren Waters, Technology Editor, BBC News @djwaters1 (stats)
Ginny Skal, WNCN NBC 17, Raleigh, NC @ginnyskal (stats)
Jim Long, NBC @newmediajim (stats)
Wayne Sutton, WNCN NBC 17, Raleigh, NC @waynesutton (stats)
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The Colorado Springs Gazette uses twitter, at twitter.com/csgazette. Any stories that are posted in our breaking news section of the Web site get pushed out automatically
Some have so many tweets that it becomes hard to keep up and rather annoying too. I think some (not all) media companies need to evaluate their use of Twitter so followers aren't bombarded with tweets.
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SEO Dubai Community is also in twitter http://www.twitter.com/seodubai
Provident Estate is on twitter as well http://www.twitter.com/providentagents
KMPH FOX 26 in Fresno is on Twitter at @KMPHFOX26
Great list! Yahoo News is also on Twitter (@YahooNews)
Great list! Yahoo News is also on Twitter (@YahooNews)
The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City @TheOklahoman @NewsOK @NewsOKSports @NewsOKPhoto @NewsOKVideo
Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK @tulsaworld
Some have so many tweets that it becomes hard to keep up and rather annoying too. I think some (not all) media companies need to evaluate their use of Twitter so followers aren't bombarded with tweets.
Dubai Apartments is using titter too http://twitter.com/apartmentsdubai
Whoa, twitter these days will make your microblogging experience go haywire.
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Provident Estate is on twitter as well http://www.twitter.com/providentagents
Some have so many tweets that it becomes hard to keep up and rather annoying too. I think some (not all) media companies need to evaluate their use of Twitter so followers aren't bombarded with tweets.
that is a big list… 🙂
Here is another TV station.. @wkrn Nashville, TN NBC affiliate
Ah ha- ah I think you are forgetting an extremely important media/news organization http://twitter.com/wikileaks should be at the top of your list.
Hey – twitter.com/swns (small world news) are new to twitter but distributing their breaking news through it
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