My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion.

Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite.

Every time my TweetDeck shoots a new tweet to my desktop, I experience a little dopamine spritz that takes me away from... from... wait, what was I saying?

I don't think fairness means that you give equal time to every point of view no matter how marginal. You weigh the sides, you do some truth-testing, you apply judgment to them.

The most obvious drawback of social media is that they are aggressive distractions.

Twitter and Facebook are brilliant- tools, the journalistic uses of which are still being plumbed. They are great for disseminating interesting material. They are useful for gathering information, including from places that are inaccessible.

Liberation movements - prizing ends over means - are not always particular about their friends or scrupulous about their transactions.