Jody Jacobs
Jody Jacobs focused more the court case side. Her tweets were a consent update on the court case and more from the police side. Jody was rather interested on what did the police do, she took the angle of trying to figure out who begun shooting first. Her tweets were specific and on to the point. She had accurate figures and she gave her followers a timeously updates on what was happening in the court proceedings.
Cathy Mohlalana
Cathy’s angle was more on the miners. She looked at the miners’ health and their condition after the arrest. Cathy was more diverse with her reporting’s, her tweets consists of different angles all relevant to the Marikana Massacre. She also looked at the residents on how they were taking all of this shooting. She kept a constant update on what was happening in the Lonmin shooting even days after the shooting.
Sipho Hlogwane
Sipho Hlogwane focused on the angle of who shoot first. His reports include retweets from various journalists. His tweets focus mainly on the police side, like what did the police do, and how they could have avoided all the shooting. He also managed to keep a constant tweet update to his followers.
I feel like Jody Jacobs reported best in the whole Lonmin shooting because her tweets reflect some journalistic elements like she remained objective all the time. Her tweets show accuracy, even though they were short they included tangible information and it could draw a clear picture on what was happening in the court room. Her constant update, made her followers even more interested on her tweets and they knew she wouldn’t disappoint. She was able to work under pressure; she didn’t miss any deadlines with her tweets. She made it easy for her followers to analyse and understand what was really going on.
Cathy Mohlalana also did a terrific job by giving her followers versatility. It was a clever idea that she didn’t dwell in a specific angle. It was a very good thing that she looked at all angles and gave as much information she could. Her reports also paint a clear picture on what happened on the day of the Lonmin shooting and what is happening after. She included views from all the parties involved, of which proved that her tweets weren’t one sided.
Sipho Hlogwane I feel like he didn’t remain objective throughout this whole shooting. His Tweets clearly indicates that he implicates the police and blames them on what happened. As journalists it is crucial to remain objective. He was misleading his readers somehow but we all know that your twitter account it’s all about how you feel. I guess he had a right to write what he feels like but it doesn’t reflect good journalism skills.
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