Liveblogging council meetings

That’s what the Manchester Evening News are proposing to do. They’re using CoverItLive. Here’s their coverage of Trafford Council meeting on the 2nd December.

Now I’ve used CoverItLive a few times and its settings (if I recall correctly) can and usually do pick up anyone’s tweets. How long before Councillors cop on to this? And local pressure groups? And will someone come up with some stupid rule that says that councillors shouldn’t be using council-supplied phones to sent tweets? And will some tedious pressure group say that councillors aren’t doing their job properly because they’re too busy fannying around with Twitter?

Worth watching, I think?