Behind the Headlines

By Paula Wethington

Are you on Twitter? I really enjoy it. It’s like a big chat room. I’ve picked up blog ideas and caught some headlines that I’ve forwarded to people.

Here are some news feeds to add to your twitter follow list (or to start one):

• Monroenews. (It’s an auto-feed of our headlines at monroenews.com, but we also can, and have, made posts manually as needed.)
• NBCNews.
• CBSNews.
• TimeBusiness.
• NPR Talk of the Nation.
• NPR News.
• WXYZ Detroit.
• USA Today Money.

There’s a lot more on twitter, some of it just for fun, some of it informative, and some just plain off the wall. I’ve jumped into several conversations about frugal living and the journalism business. And yes, there really are Monroe County residents on twitter. Do a search by city, or watch who is talking to whom, and you’ll find them.

You can add as many or as few twitters to your list as you like. If you don’t like what someone is saying on twitter, you don’t have to read their nonsense. You can “unfollow” them or even block them.

By the way, I’m at MonroeOnABudget and Danielle is at newschic.