Stamford Town Council voted against allowing the Rutland & Stamford Mercury to Tweet updates from its meetings.
Stamford Town Council was asked if Mercury reporter
could Tweet during a full council meeting on Tuesday.
John said many councils allow journalists to Tweet from meetings.
Councillors raised concerns about the accuracy of reporting if a journalist covering the meeting was multi-tasking and were also worried that comments could appear out of context.
@Mercury_JohnE
could Tweet during a full council meeting on Tuesday.
John said many councils allow journalists to Tweet from meetings.
Councillors raised concerns about the accuracy of reporting if a journalist covering the meeting was multi-tasking and were also worried that comments could appear out of context.
