Poynter NewsU Webinar: Community Engagement and Your News Organization
Highlights from the Poynter News University Webinar presented Joy Mayer, Director of Community Outreach for the Columbia Missourian.. She is hosted by Howard Finberg, Poynter's director of training partnerships and alliances. This Webinar was broadcast June 28, 2012.
- Here's a link to the Webinar replay: https://www.newsu.org/community-engagement-your-news-organization
@mayerjoy getting ready for #nuWebinar on #social #media @Poynter @newsu http://pic.twitter.com/hTnAPjan
Social Media is a misnomer, sharing a newspaper clipping is a social activity. #nuwebinar
“@MMorelli: I feel like tweeting during the #nuwebinar is like talking when the teacher is lecturing in class. #FeelBad”. LOL!
Agree. We have always been social RT @marcoscopic: Social Media is a misnomer, sharing a newspaper clipping is a social activity. #nuwebinar- The @tcdailyplanet has created partnerships with many local publishers, republishing on occasion. #nuwebinar
Talking "conversational journalism" like at Guardian. Beyond perfectly packaged pieced delivered to user. #nuwebinar- Guardian using specific invitations to contribute to conversations, like fathers perspectives or under-represented povs. #nuwebinar
- Not sure about using trending topics to find stories, too often it's just #ilikehottieswho not useful info #nuwebinar
Make sure engagement is baked into the newsroom- great advice from @mayerjoy #nuwebinar- Love the "I voted" campaign from the @CoMissourian, great use of social/civic engagement bit.ly/LwQlqq #nuwebinar
- Yesssss RT @mariemcintosh: Make sure #engagement is baked into the newsroom- great advice from @mayerjoy #nuwebinar
- Let readers know what you're working on, ask what questions they have, they can help research and let you know what they want. #nuwebinar
- I like the idea of making the editors seem more human by having them share pix of thei own dogs #nuWebinar
- Sometimes engagement is about providing service to community, not just getting readers/revenue. #nuwebinar
- Preach it @mayerjoy! Don't just use social media to broadcast. Listen, converse & engage with your community. #nuwebinar
- Community engagement for newsrooms is about "making the journalism better!" Thanks for a great session @mayerjoy. #nuwebinar
- Find your audience! Your sources are the base of your target audience. #journalism #nuwebinar
