Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) Anchor, Channel 4 News.
Joined 31 March 2010. Followers: 54,029
The don of broadcasting expertly demonstrates the use of Twitter as a vital tool for the future of journalism, such as his tweeting from the inside the Egyptian uprisings.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy (krishgm) Anchor, Channel 4 News.
Joined 30 October 208. Followers: 38, 471
Informal but informative, Guru-Murthy provides a rolling news stream mixed in with occasional person updates.
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) Broadcaster, CNN.
Joined 16 November 2010. Followers: 415, 447
Any news coverage he does is overshadowed by his incessant arguments with Lord Sugar and frantic, frequent name-dropping. Hilarious, or hideous?
Robert Peston (@peston) BBC Business Editor.
Joined 16 March 2008. Followers: 21,403
If you like business news, you’ll love Peston. Breaks and makes stories via his news-centric timeline.
Samira Ahmed (@SamiraAhmedUK) Correspondent, Channel 4 News.
Joined: 12 February 2010. Followers: 9,132
Uses Twitter to research stories, interact with followers and release news.
The shortlist for best female columnist can be viewed here
Piers Morgan is a smarmy git
Hmm. If you wd care to research the story you’d find out that that I came out of that Twitter moment rather well.Perhaps you’d also like to check your facts first? I guess I shd insert a smiley here now?
Hi Samira – apologies. Didn’t convey clearly enough the ins and outs of what happened well enough (clearly 140 characters don’t suffice!). Good luck!