Local TV's Top Tweeters Carry Clout

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One of the most prolific Twitter users in local television hails not from New York or Los Angeles, but from the Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., market. Amy Wood, who anchors at Media General's WSPA-WYCW, has posted a staggering 25,000 tweets since dipping her toes in the Twitter sea 2 1/2 years ago. Fully 13,165 people follow Wood on Twitter at "TVAmy"rnWhile some dismiss the microblogging trend as a grand over-sharing of minutiae, a growing number of newsroom vets say it's a vital platform for gathering tips, breaking news and fostering the bond with viewers. Wood, for one, had a scoop during a bank robbery a few months ago, as the daughter of an employee held hostage in the bank direct-messaged Wood on Twitter, and Wood shared the intel with her followers. "We wound up knowing it was over before anyone else did," she says.