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• 22 Feb 10
  

  Michael Becker
  • But right now a journalist who doesn’t use Twitter is running a huge risk of missing something important.
  • Reporters should follow feeds of any officials on their beats using Twitter.
  • Encourage staff to crowdsource stories and story ideas using Twitter.
  • Use Twitter and CoverItLive together to provide live coverage of events.

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• 16 Feb 10
  

  Michele Day

  February 14, 2010 from Steve Buttry
  "Here is the one-page handout I gave newsroom leaders Saturday at a workshop on Twitter for newsroom leaders at the Mid-America Press Institute. I referred participants to my slides for the workshop as well as to my earlier blog posts on leading your staff into the Twitterverse, Twitter time management, Twitter tips for journalists and Twitter’s value in breaking news."

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  Richard Kendall

  Tips and strategy for journalists using Twitter in the newsroom Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fstevebuttry.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F14%2Ftwitter-for-newsroom-leaders

  • tweeting links to fresh content and note how it boosts traffic
  • Use your real name, either in username or in your profile. Identify yourself by position and organization in your bio. Use a photo, too

    • Remember you are representing your company/organisation and anything you say reflects upon you and that organisation
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  • Reporters should follow feeds of any officials on their beats using Twitter
  • search hashtags and keywords when news breaks
  • connect quickly with eyewitnesses
  • Encourage staff to crowdsource stories and story ideas
  • Use Twitter and CoverItLive together to provide live coverage of events

    • Live sport is an obvious opportunity, it can be updated via Twitter on mobile phones with an pre-setup cover It Live blog, minimising work required on the day of the event if resource is tight
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  • Check Twellow, NearbyTweets, Trendsmap or TwitterLocal for people to follow in your community

    • Journalists covering local communities, specific subjects or niche issues should try and focus on these
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  • As you follow people in your community check their followers to find more to follow

    • Building and help to grow the community, benefiting all your followers
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  • Check out the people your followers retweet
  • Don’t underestimate the power of lists to organize and prioritize the folks you’re following

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• 15 Feb 10
  

  carlos guyot

  Here is the one-page handout I gave newsroom leaders Saturday at a workshop on Twitter for newsroom leaders at the Mid-America Press Institute. I referred participants to my slides for the workshop as well as to my earlier blog posts on leading your staff

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  Richard Kendall on 2010-02-16
  Remember you are representing your company/organisation and anything you say reflects upon you and that organisation
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  Richard Kendall on 2010-02-16
  Live sport is an obvious opportunity, it can be updated via Twitter on mobile phones with an pre-setup cover It Live blog, minimising work required on the day of the event if resource is tight
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  Richard Kendall on 2010-02-16
  Journalists covering local communities, specific subjects or niche issues should try and focus on these
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  Richard Kendall on 2010-02-16
  Building and help to grow the community, benefiting all your followers

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