May 4, 2011 2:30 pm

The 20: Twitter's Role in Breaking News

The news of Osama bin Laden?s death first broke on Twitter, leading many to believe that this became the social media site?s “CNN” moment. Not everyone, though, agrees. Chuck Scarborough sat down with Kunur Patel, a digital reporter at AdAge and a member of The 20, to discuss the importance of Twitter?but also, still, the importance of mainstream news sources.

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