Chris Hamilton

Social Media Editor, BBC

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Journalist. Social Media Editor for BBC News - that's UGC Hub + @BBCBreaking + t.co/cuVMa857na + t.co/QgKJlmhGE7 Opinions mine, all mine.

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@TonyChurnside There was quite a debate about TV/newspaper use & i assume we got complaints, but don’t know details
RT @BBCNews: Audioboo: BBC defends broadcasting "distressing" images of #Woolwich attack suspects bbc.in/18cZqEI

BBC defends broadcasting images of Woolwich attackers

audioboo.fm — Images of the Woolwich attack suspects were "distressing" but broadcasting them was "appropriate" to let viewers "make their own minds up", said the Head of BBC Newsroom. Mary Hockaday accepted there had been a danger of giving the attackers a "platform", but she argued that sharing audio and stills of the men was "valuable in the early stages of telling the story" to help audiences understand what had happened.
RT @scottygb: The price or @TheTimes might be a BIT more expensive tomorrow FYI - instagram.com/p/ZtRPUhQ7Zr/ (via @jonhilldesign)

Photo by jonhilldesign • Instagram

instagram.com — jonhilldesign's photo on Instagram
RT @robindbrant: @BBCNewsnight interview childhood friend of #woolwich suspect adebalajo then reveal he was arrested immediately after.
Most RT’ed @BBCBreaking tweet of the week = Muslim Council of Britain condemning #Woolwich attack - 6,279 RTs twitter.com/BBCBreaking/st…

BBCBreaking: Muslim Council of Britain ...

twitter.com — Muslim Council of Britain condemns attack in #Woolwich as "a barbaric act that has no basis in Islam" http://bbc.in/14S1flS
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