Trending today The hostage situation at the #Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi has ended with the current death toll at 72 with authorities noting many are still reported missing. The terrorist attack has trended strongly since it began on Saturday and is understandably still the main twitter subject in Kenya. Twitter is now a standard part of main news organisations reporting of stories and much of the conversations around the story came from these sources. Police authorities in Kenya also use social media for updating the public on their work, they have tweeted frequently during the last four days. In South Africa, the SAPS have no presence on social media which as the number of people with access to social media grows will be a natural new platform for them to ensure they keep the public informed. https://twitter/PoliceKE One blogger @RobertAllai proved to be very popular by providing additional reports as the events unfolded, it appears most have been accurate but the concern is that while eyewitness accounts and unconfirmed reports have a place in news gathering, reporting on them may add more confusion to developing stories. https://twitter/RobertAlai One web user created Google doc with questions Kenyans would like answered relating to the terror attack. bit.ly/1h0woIt Thankfully the most significant event over the same period in South Africa was the celebrations for Heritage Day with many using the occasion for South African unofficial national past time – braaing. A new world record was set by Castle Lager for the most number of people cooking at the same event when 2 353 hungry chefs combined efforts at 6 venues across the country. The dominant hash tags included #HeritageDay and #BraaiDay. bit.ly/1h0xOTs Reports that Jake White wants to be released from the remainder of his contract with the Brumbies saw him rise up the trending list. The reasons given are that he is disappointed at not getting the job as coach for the Wallabies. yhoo.it/1h0xYtP
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:08:40 +0000
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