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Israeli Consulate Gives Press Conference Via Twitter

by Terrence O'Brien on December 31, 2009 at 02:35 PM

Israeli Consulate Gives Press Conference Via Twitter
Welcome to the big time, Twitter, you've been embraced by the Israeli Consulate as a way to allow the general public to ask questions about the situation in Gaza.

As we discovered with an experiment earlier this year that brought presidential debates to the microblogging service, Twitter exchanges can be spirited, but answers limited to 140 characters make sharing any real depth of information difficult.

People on Twitter participated yesterday afternoon by starting their tweets with "@IsraelConsulate," and officials responded as best they could (in theory) within the 140 character limit. Going through logs of yesterday's "Citizen Press Conference" reveals the consulate handling questions from supporters and rather aggressive detractors with equally dissatisfying answers.

If you thought watching officials not answer questions during real press conferences was annoying, just try not cringing while reading it when a charismatic spokesman can't gloss over the fact that they've chosen to completely ignore an inquiry. [From: Ars Technica]

Tags: gaza, gaza strip, GazaStrip, israel, israeli consulate, IsraeliConsulate, politics, twitter

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