lecture 11: social media journalism

Social media reporting

objectives

• Think about ways to use social media in reporting news stories

• Discuss ways to find sources & story ideas

• Social media dos & don’ts

social media in journalism

• Breaking news• Headlines & links on Twitter & Facebook• Story sourcing• Inviting feedback/comments

social media in journalism

• Promote headline & stories• Create professional Facebook & Twitter feeds• Draw people into the news website

social media in journalism

• Get alternative viewpoints• Get readers to help define news coverage• Allow readers to help provide opinions different

from officials• Talk to sources you might not otherwise use

social media in journalism

• Get to know your community• Gathering place for loyal followers• Expand the audience with retweets and shares• Follow community members for more

information

Using social media professionally

• PROOFREAD!

Using social media professionally

• PROOFREAD!

• Avoid profanity

Using social media professionally

• PROOFREAD!

• Avoid profanity

• Don’t polarize

Using social media professionally

• PROOFREAD!

• Avoid profanity

• Don’t polarize

• Don’t be offensive

Using social media professionally

• PROOFREAD!

• Avoid profanity

• Don’t polarize

• Don’t be offensive

• Have a point!

Social media activity

• Three local story ideas based on social media posts

• List of four sources (not friends or family!) you would use for one of the ideas

• Explain: • How did you find them?• How will you connect with them?• Why they would make good sources?

Finding story ideas

Finding story ideas

Finding sources

Social media activity

• Three local story ideas based on social media posts• One sentence explaining where you got each

one

• List of four sources (not friends or family!) you would use for one of the ideas

• Explain: • How did you find them?• How will you connect with them?• Why they would make good sources?

announcements

• Social media journalism activity due Wednesday at 5 p.m.

• If you haven’t already, contact me to set up a phone conference tomorrow to check in on your project two progress

• No lecture Tuesday; phone conferences

• AP style quiz tomorrow, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

• Wednesday: social media promotion