If you’re a journalist on Twitter, chances are you’ll know a bit about Andy Carvin.

Andy is Senior Strategist with National Public Radio and has become very well known for his work on Twitter (@acarvin). He, like several other journalists, have turned themselves into a news wire of sorts, trying to filter the wealth of information out there (even if he got some criticism from another esteemed tweeter, @fieldproducer, for the manner of his retweeting…) and he’s even managed to raise some money for local stations by sending our tweets asking for donations. It’s safe to say his reach is wide and his influence substantial.

In this video, he talks to Noah Echols (@NVEchols), Digital Media Manager at the Center for Sustainable Journalism, about how and why he is using the platform to engage in conversations about the revolutions in the Middle East. He talks about Twitter as ‘distributed newsgathering operation’, how it’s become a seven-day a week job (for up to 17 hours a day) and how it’s on ongoing and open conversation (unlike groups on Facebook).

So take the time to listen to Andy and let us know if there’s any other interesting videos about journalism you’ve seen and can share – our email is hacks@wannabehacks.co.uk and you can tweet us @wannabehacks