Pinterest

You can all think of news areas that “lend” themselves to Pinterest

The New York Times , for example, has dozens from food & drink, etc.

But there are lots of other uses, some that you all can “copy” for your own board

Give visuals to big news stories.

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A reporter who uses Pinterest well

Other uses of Pinterest by journalists/news organizations

Front Pages: Several news organizations have boards that highlight their front page each day. The pins link back to the newspapers’ websites.

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Quotes: Lack a photo? You can do like the Wall Street Journal and the Mercury News: grab wacky pull quotes from a story to draw a reader in. Pins link directly to the article.Pinwords & Pinstamatic and Pin a QuoteLet’s check out Pinstamatic

User-Submitted Content News organizations have created boards for everything from prom pictures to engagement announcements, to share their readers’ content with a broader audience.

Staff Bios: Many news organizations are posting photos of staff members, with contact info and links to their content on the news site. Or other “here’s our newsroom” boards like Community bloggers.

Illustrations: The Wall Street Journal has a board of its “hedcuts,” those dot-ink portraits that have become a signature illustration in each day’s newspaper. The illustrations are impressive on their own.

• Different twist on political candidates: The Washington Post has boards for biographical information about presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, for a different approach to profiles about the candidates, complete with childhood and wedding photos.

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Community Guides: From The Morning Journal’s guide to Ohio golf courses, to the Denver Post’s Favorite Colorado Places board, newspapers are using the visual ability of Pinterest to offer a public service to readers.

Profiles: The Des Moines Register has a board called “Interesting People” that links to news stories, blog posts and other features about people in Des Moines.

Outside content: The Guardian of London has a board called “On Our Radar,” in which the news organization links to news stories it finds from other sources.

Interactivity

Contests, user-contributed copy, etc.

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Archives

Examples:Historic photos

Historic front pages

Fun boardsexample: Austin American Statesman Omar L. Gallaga’s

Local efforts: What do you think? Hint

Journal & Courier

Indy Star