3. 8 Rules of Social Journalism
1. Respond to replies, comments and questions
(especially questions) everywhere
2. Be transparent in all you do
3. Ask for help when you need it
4. Be thankful
4. 8 Rules of Social Journalism
5. Make corrections quickly and publicly
6. Address criticism without spats
7. Be consistent
8. Don't just push your content out, share other
links too
6. Not just what you had for
breakfast...
● Post links w/ comment or question, not
headline
● Monitor the people you cover
● Crowdsource stories by asking for info
● Quickly find witnesses, info with search
● Live report from the scene of a news event
● Show your work
8. Who you should follow
● Your competitors (& bloggers too)
● People in your field of interest/beat
● Popular people in your local/topical
Twittersphere
● Those who reply to you
● Those who re-tweet, share your links
9. Finding who to follow
● By subject/location: Twellow.com,
Wefollow.com
● NearbyTweets.com
● Muckrack.com (for finding
journalists)
● Look at others’ follows/followers
● Spy on Twitter lists
● Listorious.com
10. Build Twitter Lists
Make sense of incoming tweets
Lists to build:
● Sources
● Others reporting on your beat
● Coworkers
11. Search Tweeps & Content
● Search by keywords, location, time
● Follow those you reach out to
12. When You Find Leads
● Connect with eyewitnesses, get
contact info
● Follow who you reach out to
● Have them wait for a reporter on
scene
● Verify!
15. Profiles Pages
● One place to manage ● Completely separate
everything presence from profile
● Control your privacy ● Completely public
● Timeline design with ● Timeline design with
large image large image
● Could mix ● Detailed analytics to
personal/professional see who visits
16. Going Public On Facebook
●Turn on Subscriptions: Anyone can read
your public posts
●Set up a vanity url at facebook.
com/username
● Add your job history and a snappy bio to
About section (and make it public)
26. Whatever You 'Like'
● What would you share on Facebook?
● Ask questions, feature the responses in
stories
● During news, you can't overpost
● Photos and videos work well
27. Tell Your Story Here
● Write short stories and updates apart from
your stories or blog right on Facebook
● You have a lot of space, so go for it!
● Tag those involved
30. Wording Matters
●Posed Questions +64%
●Call to read or take a closer look
+37%
●Personal reflections +25%
●Clever, catchy tone +18%
% more feedback over average
Source: Facebook
32. ●Connect with sources
●Find new sources through
connections, groups
●Discussions help find experts
●Check updates, slides, travel
●Search by location & keyword
36. Link Up To Google News
Under your profile settings:
● Add the email address linked to your byline on
your website
● Make sure your workplace/title are public
● Link to your blog, articles
● Link to other social accounts
43. Monitor Yourself
Klout.com: Measures your "reach", your
output, who you influence
Twittercounter.com: Twitter followers,
influential tweets sent.
Crowdbooster.com: Your best tweets,
times to tweet
44. THANKS!
Mandy Jenkins
mjenkins@digitalfirstmedia.com
@mjenkins
Blog: Zombiejournalism.com
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