# Why do journalist when quoting Twitter posts also include hyperlinked images of Twitter posts in the articles as well? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 16, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506 "2020-07-16T16:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/1 "2020-07-16T16:48:35Z")
It would seem that the hyperlinked images of the posts would be sufficient, without the quoted text as well. It is redundant and off putting when reading such articles. What do yo think? ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/2 "2020-07-16T16:51:41Z")
Some peoples’ browsers don’t display the images, so the text is provided too. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/3 "2020-07-16T16:59:32Z")
I hate when the reporters quote Twitter posts. It’s annoying and redundant. Especially when there’s ton of them and you have to scroll and scroll to get to the rest of the story. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/4 "2020-07-16T17:01:03Z")
as a hedge against the tweet being deleted? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/5 "2020-07-16T17:04:34Z")
I hate the practice of quoting tweets, but I know it will likely continue. I could easily do without the image, just quote what you think is newsworthy. We don’t need to see an image of it. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/6 "2020-07-16T17:36:04Z")
It’s an image, but it’s also a direct link to the tweet in most cases. That allows the reader to go see it in context. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/7 "2020-07-16T17:41:42Z")
Readers can visit the tweet and see replies, see how many likes, see retweets, etc. Lots of workplaces block Twitter, so lots of people would not be able to read an embedded tweet or follow a link to the tweet. And lots of people really don’t care to click on the link. So in order for the blocked and lazy to read the tweet, they need to show the image. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/8 "2020-07-16T17:45:32Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > And lots of people really don’t care to click on the link. So in order for the blocked and lazy to read the tweet, they need to show the image. No they don’t. They can just quote it. I understand there is some utility in being able to click and visit twitter, but I doubt twitter is paying for all these journalist to send traffic to their site. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/9 "2020-07-16T18:41:22Z")
Sometimes the tweets are removed or made private and the embedding does not work. Or the images no longer work in the future. So quoting the text keeps the text in the article. I hate when I’m reading articles online and images are missing or do not load and I’m supposed to be looking at something that is being referenced with no description or context. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/10 "2020-07-18T16:13:16Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@ZipperJJ](#): > > > > And lots of people really don’t care to click on the link. So in order for the blocked and lazy to read the tweet, they need to show the image. > > No they don’t. They can just quote it. I understand there is some utility in being able to click and visit twitter, but I doubt twitter is paying for all these journalist to send traffic to their site. The quoted text of the tweet (and not the image) alone should be sufficient. Most such quoted tweets that I see include a link to the tweet. No need for the image. Example (part redacted to eliminate the political content, which isn’t the point here): > [@](#): > > President Trump arrived at his golf club in Sterling, VA at 9:09am, according to pool reports. > > [. . .] > > — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) [July 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1284476485282275330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Most often, in tweets I see quoted in news articles, it’s that date at the end that links to the actual tweet. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-journalist-when-quoting-twitter-posts-also-include-hyperlinked-images-of-twitter-posts-in-the-articles-as-well/915506/11 "2020-07-20T04:35:03Z")
You are playing fast and loose with the word “journalist.” It’s quite sad that “Here’s what some people tweeted” is what passes for a news article these days. (Get off my lawn!)