July 11, 2011

Diane Sawyer added nearly 10,000 Twitter followers since launching her account Friday. The “ABC World News” anchor used Twitter Sunday evening to live tweet throughout the airing of her exclusive interview with Jaycee Dugard, which attracted nearly 15 million viewers. Sawyer’s final tweet of the evening links to a photo of her wearing a pinecone necklace Dugard gave her. A portion of proceeds from sales of the necklace benefit a foundation Dugard set up to help families recovering from abductions.

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