Should I Use Twitter Before My Story Is Posted?
Rebecca Putterman, reporter at The Clayton News Star, asked me yesterday whether tweeting bits of reporting as you go along might take away from a story’s potential readership or whet appetites? The...
View ArticleThe Guardian and Social Reader
One of the more interesting trends to which I’m trying to better understand is the trend away from search-driven referrals to news sites and an simultaneous increase in social-driven referrals. This...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Good Twitter Bio for Journalists?
Take the poll and see Sree Sreenivasan’s examples.
View ArticleStorify Tips for Journalists
Students in my “Social Media for Reporters” class have been working with Storify this semester, most recently on an assignment to cover University Day — UNC’s birthday. This year, the usually...
View ArticleHow to Cover Live Events: Create an Experience
Whenever I’m trying to figure out a new way to tell a story, there’s a quote from one of the inventors of virtual reality that always pops into my brain: “Information is alienated experience.” Or, like...
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