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These are slides for a workshop for reporters on using Twitter, presented June 15, 2011, for the Pottstown Mercury.
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Pottstown MercuryJune 15, 2011
a better reportercan make you
Resources to help journo tweeps
• “Twitter tips for journalists” & a listing of Twitter resources for journos on my blog: stevebuttry.wordpress.com
• “Breaking news” and “Twitter” categories on my blog
• These slides (and other Twitter slideshows) at slideshare.net/stevebuttry
• Zombiejournalism.com
What’s your social media strategy?
Why use Twitter?• It can save you time• It extends your reach• It’s an engaging, conversational tool• It’s great for connecting with
eyewitnesses
Before the big story breaks
• Follow lots of local people (NearbyTweets, replies, retweets, check followers)
• Join local conversation• Master Twitter search (advanced)• Promote local #hashtag taxonomy
(#okstorm)• Use Twitter routinely on your beat
Quakes, tornadoes, floods• Indonesia• Twitter HQ
When the big story breaks• Twitter Search
(advanced)• Connect w/ witnesses• Crowdsource• Tweet early & often• Seek verification• Address rumors (say
what you don’t know)• Seek photos
• Converse• Answer questions• Thank contributors• Promote fresh content• Link to new reports
(even competitors’)• Be human (fun where
appropriate)
@statesman case study
Crowdsource
Crowdsource
Say what you don’t know
Converse w/ public
Link to fresh content
Link to fresh content
Routine beat coverage• Follow officials & agencies on beat• Twitter Search (advanced)• Hashtags (regular & spontaneous)• Lists (Twitter, TweetDeck, HootSuite)• Breaking news• Crowdsourcing• Liveblog (feeding in tweets)
Sports coverage• Follow athletes, coaches, teams,
bloggers• Find and follow fans• Follow, promote hashtags • Crowdsource questions for interviews• Liveblog games, feeding in tweets• Feed tweets into stories
People to follow
• Look for sources (find people)• Ask sources• Journalists in other communities• When someone follows you, check out to
see whether you should follow back• When you follow someone, check whom
they follow• Tweeps mentioned in interesting tweets
Ethical considerations
• How do you identify yourself?• Ask skeptical questions• Seek verification• Ask question, don’t repeat rumor• Correct quickly