There is quality journalism out there that goes above and beyond "some guy on twitter took a pic of what was happening". If you're married to the concept of outsider journalism, the citizen journalist website bellingcat is pretty good. A lot of well educated and traveled people have contributed. The quality of content is above a tweet.
However, the reason you see news anchors reading tweets is not because there isn't a better source of content than tweets, it's the idea that tweets are what people want to see. Viewer engagement in an interactive age. It's part of Twitter's strategy, as well.
However, the reason you see news anchors reading tweets is not because there isn't a better source of content than tweets, it's the idea that tweets are what people want to see. Viewer engagement in an interactive age. It's part of Twitter's strategy, as well.