Getting your news from Twitter can be as reliable as picking up stock tips by eavesdropping on strangers at a bus stop. And yet increasingly stray tweets and obscure blogs have been driving many news stories....
On Wednesday a website called "Capitol Correspondent" reported that: "Sources are saying that Vincent Gray is about to resign as mayor of Washington, DC." Sounds official, eh?...
Eventually the Mayor's staff got around to denying the report -- but even that denial was somewhat lame, saying he has "no plans to resign." Tip to embattled politicians: When under fire it is much better to say you PLAN TO CONTINUE SERVING....
How not to handle an ambush interview.