Black Twitter: Real and reported on, live from the US

NEWSWATCH: Some think it's a joke, others take offense at the mere mention. The LA Times takes 'Black Twitter' so seriously it's just added a reporter to cover the topic.

As always, the real brief is more complicated than the headlines that comment on the implied demographic issues - the Los Angeles Times' new 'Black Twitter' reporter will also cover the online communities of Black Medium, Latino Tumblr, and Black Tumblr, adds the Washington Post.

Click here for more on "The Power of Black Twitter", as appeared in The Daily Beast.