Tim Beyers and Lydia Dishman decided to start a kind of weekly discussion about issues that editors are wrestling with in today’s perilous world of new media, where blogs reign and the only kind of paper we use is toilet. The actual event comprises topics of discussion that are suggested ahead of time on their blog that guide a chat using #Editorchat on Twitter limited to a healthy 1.5 hours [edited to correct from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours as per Tim's help] every Wednesday night.
It seems like they’re aiming to bring about a weekly event that’s closer to a civilised cocktail rather than the typical drunken frat party typical of Twitter events.
@milehighfool But don’t you think the “anyone can be a writer” phase is going to pass soon — like a bad case of diarrhea? #editorchat -Single_Shot
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Hi Kelvin,
Thanks for writing about #editorchat. One correction: We go from 8-9:30 pm eastern each Wednesday evening. An hour-and-a-half rather than a mere 30 minutes. (What a digital blitzkrieg that would be, eh?)
Kind regards,
Tim