While once you had to follow journalists only in their primary journalistic element, now there is Twitter. You can get the thoughts, opinions, and life updates of your favourite journalists any time you want. These 10 journalists are ones that you should add to the list of those you follow on Twitter. Jay Rosen (jayrosen_nyu) This author and blogger supplies the public with media commentary at PressThink. Incisive and insightful, Jay Rosen always has something interesting to say. Chrys Wu (MacDivaONA) This account is a combination of the personal and the professional, as the most popular ones often are. She covers relevant news stories and just general information. Suzanne Yada (suzanneyada) Suzanne Yada uses her Tweets as an opportunity to put forth her own perspective on everything that is happening in the world of journalism. She comments on changes in journalism that have already happened and those yet to come. Patrick Thornton (jiconoclast) Patrick Thornton is a curious Tweeter who has more probing questions than most people have answers. Still, this Twitter account is bound to get you, and everyone else, thinking. Andy Dickinson (digidickinson) Andy Dickinson gives his followers links to information on what is going on in the world today and throws in a few of his own thoughts too, just to provoke further rumination. Amy Gahran (agahran) Amy Gahran just has a wonderful perspective. Her humor might be described as bordering on nerd chic but she has an intelligence behind her words that makes them great. Steve Yelvington (yelvington) Steve Yelvington focuses on all the major news stories in the world today. Come to his Twitter feed for all the latest stories. He also discusses topics of importance regarding technical journalists. Steve Outing (steveouting) Steve Outing explores the effect of modern technology on individuals and how they live their lives. He accepts and acknowledges the fact that Twitter is becoming a major source of news, for better or worse. Ben LaMothe (BenLaMothe) Ben LaMothe is just an entertaining personality. He provides interesting links with his own personal touch. His view of the world is just a little bit different so his Tweets are not to be missed. Mark S. Luckie (10000words) Following this Twitter account is a way to keep up on current news and gain access to some well written blogs. You can send in questions and receive some quality answers regarding your multimedia queries by following this account. And you can learn about the parts of some news stories that do not make it into the news. These are 10 journalists that you should be following on Twitter. Each one presents some portion of current news, be it major news stories or up-to-the-minute updates on what they personally had for lunch. The freedom and sharing of thought brought about by the Twitter phenomenon has given journalistic freedom a new forum and a means to express thoughts and opinions as they are born. For entertainment and information in a minimalistic fashion, you cannot do better than these 10 journalists and their Twitter accounts. Tom Rheinecker blogs about how to choose a degree in journalism.