JRMC 202 :: Week 5 Readings
There are several links that you should review in preparation for this week's class discussion and in class assignment.
- Facebook has become a useful tool for journalists and media outlets. Facebook has a section dedicated to helping journalists use their platform effectively.
Facebook + JournalistsFacebook + Journalists - Reach your readers directly on Facebook, an audience of more than 800 million people around the world. This Page...- Facebook has created this tutorial as well.
Creating Your Personalized News ChannelUPDATE on Friday, Feb. 5: We've updated the second image showing the display of a "News" list to reflect the new home page navigation. Yo...- Twitter has a similar section to assist journalists and media outlets in using Twitter.
- Twitter for Newsrooms | Twitter DevelopersWe want to make our tools easier to use so you can focus on your job: finding sources, verifying facts, publishing stories, promoting you...
- If you're new to Twitter, the link below will help you to decide 'Why are You on Twitter?' by asking some quick questions.
Why are You on Twitter? A 'Twitter 101' Lesson | Social Media TodayToday I begin a short series of posts designed to help newbies understand some social media strategy behind the professional use of Twitt...- This Beginner's Guide to Twitter is one of the best I've seen. It provides a glossary of Twitter related terms and some quick history behind using 140 characters to tweet. This is a must read (it's two pages/screens)
A Beginner's Guide to TwitterJan 9, 2012 ... Many of ReadWriteWeb's readers are old hands at Twitter, but the service gets thousands of new users every day. Tha...- If you're new to Twitter or you have a profile and an inactive account, the following link can help to get you engaged with the Twitter community.
Step-by-Step to Getting Started in TwitterThe other day somebody asked me how to get started on Twitter. I decided to write my answer down and post it here, because I thought it m...- Social media doesn't escape the need to abide by ethics. Here's a good one: Twitter Ethics? Should Wrong Tweets Be Deleted or Corrected?
- And a follow up to the above issue - Reuters Not Corrected Katie Couric MisTweet that MubarakResigned:
- And here's something you should be aware of - someone might quote your Facebook posts:
RTDNA - Radio Television Digital News Association - Journalism, Edward R. Murrow, First Amendment | Communicator |Ethics Question: Should Facebook Posts Be Quoted Without Permission?Have you entered the Edward R. Murrow Awards Contest yet? By Vince Duffy, RTDNA Chairman-ElectYou know those really funny replies you lea...- There are other social media platforms that are seeing increased traffic and use by journalists and media outlets like LinkedIn.Finally, for more information on learning Twitter, I've curated some links on Delicious that you might find useful.
- Delicious.com - Discover Yourself!Keep, share, and discover the best of the Web using Delicious, the world's leading social bookmarking service.
- Good luck w/the Twitter Scavenger Hunt on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
