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Recap of WBUR's Curt Nickisch #NPRKnight Twitter Chat

Teresa Gorman — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:15:43 GMT

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Tue, May 14 2013 12:15:43

@curtnickisch Q1A: How did you use Twitter during the Boston Marathon Bombing coverage? #nprknight
— Teresa Gorman · Fri, May 10 2013 11:07:01

@NPRKnight 1/3 When the bombs hit, was basically a way to say I was heading to the scene, and then reading and learning. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:08:46

@NPRKnight @NPRKnight 2/3 Then cell service went out, so although I'd confirmed deaths, that news was on the radio before web. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:09:48

@NPRKnight 3/3 I found Twitter great way to share what was massive tidbits of news, that were all super relevant. Retweeted a lot #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:10:57

@curtnickisch Q1B How did you find those Twitter accounts to follow and retweet? Did you know them already? #nprknight
— Teresa Gorman · Fri, May 10 2013 11:12:10

@NPRKnight 1/2 Yes, that's the big advantage to being a local reporter, you've built up that social capital. Time to use it. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:13:23

@NPRKnight 2/2 Was mobile, couldn't search fast. But if you're connected to people who are connected, info finds its way to you. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:14:58

@NPRKnight Don't wait until a crisis to learn your way around Twitter. Just like you wouldn't with all your other journo skills. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:16:39

@curtnickisch Great answer! On to Q2 (via a lot of people) How do you juggle radio duties with online and social media? #nprknight
— Teresa Gorman · Fri, May 10 2013 11:16:33

@gteresa 1/3 That was really tricky, depended on my reporting. Dovetails w/ breaking news tho, when pretty sound not a concern. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:18:25

@gteresa 2/3 During the manhunt, I was 1 person at 1 scene, part of major story. I tweeted only relevant bits about what I saw. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:19:49

@gteresa 3/3 I focused more on radio then. Through the week, I did not always find the right balance. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:20:54

@CurtNickisch Follow-up to that -Is there anything you would do differently for the next breaking news story that may come along? #nprknight
— Teresa Gorman · Fri, May 10 2013 11:23:03

@gteresa 1/2 I would put a higher standard on posting what I find out. Twitter is so easy to post fast. BUT YOU ARE BROADCASTING #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:24:39

@gteresa 2/2 The same goes online as it does in radio, how can you keep things short and pithy and relevant. What can YOU add? #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:25:26

@curtnickisch Good point! So- Q3 What are 3 accounts you'd pay to follow on Twitter? (in general or from the bombing) #nprknight
— Teresa Gorman · Fri, May 10 2013 11:28:30

@gteresa 1/2 I'd pay to follow @NiemanLab (where industry going), employer @WBUR (make those web producers friends!), + @HubSpot. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:32:33

@gteresa 2/2 You may not know @HubSpot. Boston-area company, very for-profit, but useful lessons on branding, online utility. #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:33:43

@curtnickisch Q4 What is your most used mobile reporting tool or app? #nprknight
— Teresa Gorman · Fri, May 10 2013 11:35:34

@gteresa I pretty much just use the Twitter app on iPhone. I like Tweetdeck on the desktop (I use the Chrome interface a ton). #NPRKnight
— Curt Nickisch · Fri, May 10 2013 11:36:56

Boston and Cambridge are Empty

Teresa Gorman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:10:00 GMT

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Fri, Apr 19 2013 12:10:00

State of siege. Even Dunkin Donuts is closed. http://pic.twitter.com/mzCbd3SoX3 · azita

Driving into Watertown: http://pic.twitter.com/5fS7iIcoem · jessica testa

img.ly photo sharing service for twitter · Img.ly

No one at Quincy. #Boston #Quincymarket #lockdown · valeriesanborn

Empty streets - the location that was swarming with Obama visitors just yesterday http://pic.twitter.com/7FyejRlFcO · johnmcboston

This is Harvard Square at 2 pm. Never has it been so empty and quiet! http://pic.twitter.com/AvTodrIvXc · Gregory Moore

Photo of an eerily desolate Harvard Square. @WCVB http://pic.twitter.com/xUDIuVYn0M · Semonti حسين

#ghostown @universalhub @CharlestwnPatch the Garden http://pic.twitter.com/6FRL9RVoKC · Garry Waldeck

Cambridge streets remain deserted. http://pic.twitter.com/r3kF3bWzR2 · Rebecca Elliott

#Manhunt has #Boston still on lockdown... #fenway is never so empty this time of year pic.twitter.com/BqDBSG6JM8 · Amanda Drolet

Unusually empty Davis Square. pic.twitter.com/7VKfmWQqsI · David Inniss

Yard almost completely empty as #Harvard closes. More @thecrimson http://pic.twitter.com/vaNMzQVLhc · Madeline R. Conway

@ScottIsaacs Allston pic.twitter.com/8PjjmoGCSG · lololololol

Surreal to see Inman empty, save for swarms of SWAT, FBI, police, spectators. Usually these streets are bustling. http://pic.twitter.com/ZMvPQ0lazZ · Abbie Ruzicka

Eerie shot of Mass Ave in Central Square #Cambridge. #lockdown http://pic.twitter.com/t3ItKyD7Z7 · Bike Safe Boston

#Boston empty. mass ave bridge. http://pic.twitter.com/butipsvsul · no bid.

It's a ghost town here in Watertown, MA where they are chasing down the suspect on the run: pictured here is the entrance from Boston into Watertown · rodneyhawkins

Downtown Crossing 10:30 am http://pic.twitter.com/9aGvnmuhOH · Steve Brown

Photo: City on lockdown; an empty Kenmore Square in #Boston, Mass. (via Andrew Golden) http://pic.twitter.com/Bq23RiKpKQ · NBC News

Mass Ave Station empty. #MBTA #BostonStrong · kjguyette

What It Looked Like From Inside The Lockdown

Teresa Gorman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:36:43 GMT

Boston residents found themselves stuck inside a crime scene Thursday night and Friday morning. Pictures taken behind window screens and on top of roofs gave the world a look at what people were seeing.

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Fri, Apr 19 2013 12:36:43

Imgur

(via Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1cofnt/what_we_had_for_breakfast_in_watertown_this/)

@WCVB @wcvbkelleyt Pic from a friend's apartment in Watertown #manhunt pic.twitter.com/JjyzybFVje · Michael Danubio

Imgur

#watertown Imagine looking out your window and seeing this http://pic.twitter.com/5vGYX53fP5 · Tom

Picture from a friend who lives in #watertown, outside her window. pic.twitter.com/oaROYE1ZeI · Stephanie Tsoflias

It is intense but we have to appreciate security forces endless efforts in #watertown pic.twitter.com/0l39MiDj6R · feyza burak adli

#watertown residents be patient with the ongoing investigations please pic.twitter.com/tAStKuIfbC · feyza burak adli

APC's driving around town following a group of about 12 state police in camo. #watertown · jjesiolowski

The military is here. Blackhawks circling overhead. Martial Law? Let's hope not. #Boston pic.twitter.com/prY983M2Fv · Phil Salesses

Blackhawk above the house. pic.twitter.com/bnbeJMW41w · Rohit Ohri

Humvees on patrol. Lets end this soon please! #watertown #bostonstrong pic.twitter.com/Yn3aaNX3n3 · Barry

SWAT going door to door asking questions and looking for clues or anything to lead the suspect. #watertown · Angelica Spanos

A dozen officer going into our yard at 62 laurel st. #mitshooting #mit #boston http://pic.twitter.com/JiGvamx8Ze · Andrew Kitzenberg

Daylight . . . pic.twitter.com/ngdfGZDKpz · jraske

View from my house...crazy #watertown http://pic.twitter.com/LFl1gVfASt · Shawna England

The fact that those explosions were literally right outside my window has to be the scariest thing I've ever experienced #PrayForWatertown
— Joey Bannon · Thu, Apr 18 2013 22:44:17

pic.twitter.com/R1RSMrHzqF · jraske

Caro Ramsey's post on Vine · Vine

Theres a scene outside of my house. Police FBI Media #PrayForBoston http://pic.twitter.com/kVwCew9jmZ · Aayusha

NPRKnight Twitter Chat Highlights

Teresa Gorman — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:03:23 GMT

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Thu, Mar 07 2013 18:03:23

Want to talk about ways journalists can use Twitter? Join station reporters at 12 pm ET for an #NPRKnight Twitter chat
— NPR Digital Services · Thu, Feb 28 2013 06:21:54

Have to wear my @ earrings The day of our first #nprknight Twitter chat · Teresa Gorman

Q1: Use one Tweet to explain how a journalist (or producer, or host, etc) can benefit from using Twitter

@nprknight, Twitter is not only the fastest way to relay info, but to receive it in real time--subject to verification of course. #NPRKnight
— Dan Boyce · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:12:35

@NPRKnight A1 Find an interview subject or follow latest on moving news story (pending good sourcing) #nprknight
— Global Cartoons · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:16:34

Re: online verification, Poynter has a great course on this that is very helpful for social media journos. http://bit.ly/XBLUDe #NPRKnight
— Tory Starr · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:17:04

@nprknight Q1: My answer: Twitter can a resource for stories, sources, fun, community, and a wire service #nprknight
— Teresa Gorman · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:12:22

@NPRKnight Q1: Covering live events and breaking news. #NPRKnight
— ericathas · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:13:59

@gteresa Hi. I'm Jorge from North Carolina Public Radio. I follow lists I've created, and other people's lists. e.g.: NPRpeople #NPRKnight
— Jorge Valencia · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:21:29

@nprknight Q1: for a host, conversing with an audience more than once a week. @nprscottsimon is a stellar example. #nprknight
— Ki Sung · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:20:45

@callmeKi That's interesting. Does @nprscottsimon do it directly, or is it a producer? #NPRKnight
— Jorge Valencia · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:22:25

@jorgeavalencia @nprscottsimon He is the real deal.
— Ki Sung · Thu, Feb 28 2013 10:10:21

Q2: How do you sort through all the noise and fast pace of Twitter?

@nprknight A2: Use tweetdeck and create columns based on pertinent hashtags and create lists of important users u follow. #NPRKnight
— Dan Boyce · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:21:12

I use a small number of lists to parse topics I find interesting: food and wine, Boston, NPR people, etc #nprknight
— Todd Mundt · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:20:52

Q2: I have a rigorous assessment and unfollowing schedule. I don't follow as a gesture to people; i follow what is valuable to me #nprknight
— Todd Mundt · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:24:00

@nprknight @toddmundt I'm a heavy user of lists on Twitter too. Not just for research but for serendipity too #NPRKnight
— Steven Davy · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:22:32

@NPRKnight I use Hootsuite and have all sorts of streams to organize cartoons by geographic region or by subject #nprknight
— Global Cartoons · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:23:12

@NPRKnight I have a few select accounts that I don't want to miss. I keep them in separate lists from the crowd. #NPRKnight
— ericathas · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:25:07

@nprknight We also use URLs in search streams that offer an interesting look at the community that's tweeting our stories #NPRKnight
— Steven Davy · Thu, Feb 28 2013 09:25:56

Succeed on Twitter by Listening to Your Community

Teresa Gorman — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:13:35 GMT

We asked if people could only give one Twitter tip to #NPRKnight journalists, what would it be. A theme quickly emerged: listen, listen, listen.

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Thu, Mar 07 2013 18:13:35

If you could give only one Twitter tip for journalists, what would it be? http://ow.ly/i4NlL #NPRKnight
— Teresa Gorman · Tue, Feb 26 2013 14:00:38

The tips came in, and they shared a common theme:

Walls have Ears · laverrue

Here are just a few of the tips that mentioned how important listening and engaging rather than just tweeting links to your stories is.

My 1 twitter tip to journalists: set up a keyword search for your beat and listen, listen, listen! #NPRKnight
— Tory Starr · Thu, Feb 28 2013 08:31:39

@torystarr3 agree w/ this. listening should be #1 tip for any one who wants to use twitter effectively #NPRKnight
— Bruce Warren · Thu, Feb 28 2013 08:33:51

@gteresa Listen, listen, and then listen some more. It's a conversation, not a broadcast. #NPRKnight
— Kelsey Proud · Tue, Feb 26 2013 14:01:33

#NPRKnight My 1 Twitter tip for #pubmedia is along the lines of everyone else. Don't spew into the #twitterverse. Commune with it. Feed it
— Saxon Holbrook · Thu, Feb 28 2013 08:54:19

There are a lot of ways to 'listen' on Twitter. Here are three ideas to get you started:

1. Set up Twitter lists of beats you follow, areas you cover and people you don't want to miss:

Twitter Help Center | How To Use Twitter Lists

Twitter is without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now.

2. See what is trending and learn more about what and why people are tweeting about certain things:

Real-time local Twitter trends - Trendsmap

Trendsmap.com is a real-time mapping of Twitter trends across the world.

3. Master Twitter's search functions so you can find hashtags, sources and find out what is going on in your community

Step one for using Twitter as a reporter: Master advanced search

Step one for using Twitter as a reporter: Master advanced search July 9, 2012 by Steve Buttry Every reporter should be a frequent user of...

Do you have more tips for journalists on how to make Twitter work for them? Tweet it with the hashtag #NPRKnight. We'll be listening!

How a Listener's Tweet Helped Get 99% Invisible On-Air in Indiana

Teresa Gorman — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:53:23 GMT

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:53:23

If I get a couple more stations I might have to change my standard speech about being a public radio failure.
— Roman Mars · Tue, Feb 12 2013 15:40:07

So, WFYI listener Coby Hausrath spreads the word.

@wfyi you guys should add @romanmars' podcast, 99% Invisible, to the programming schedule. The episodes are short, but most excellent.
— Coby Hausrath · Tue, Feb 12 2013 17:35:08

@cobyhausrath @romanmars Thanks, Coby. We'll check into it.
— wfyi · Wed, Feb 13 2013 10:37:36

@wfyi awesome, thanks! It's one of my favorites - and I think it has a surprisingly broad appeal.
— Coby Hausrath · Wed, Feb 13 2013 14:52:20

25 hours later...

@cobyhausrath @romanmars We have good news! 90.1 WFYI will begin airing 99% Invisible every Saturday night at 10:01 p.m. (w/ The Moth).
— wfyi · Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:33:56

Great Radio

Teresa Gorman — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:51:25 GMT

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Tue, Feb 05 2013 07:51:25

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Here are some other interesting experiments with news design

Teresa Gorman — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:04:15 GMT

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Thu, Dec 20 2012 08:04:15

Sneak piece of NYT story of an avalanche. Rest coming later this week. http://nyti.ms/12Bh7IG User: avalanche Pass: preview
— NYT Graphics · Wed, Dec 19 2012 20:10:35

People are bowing at the feet of this story from The New York Times that was released Wednesday night. While it is completely bow-worthy, it left me wondering where the other examples of interesting news design are in the world.
When The New York Times releases something, you will hear about it. That might not be true for other organizations. So I asked for examples, and here are some. Tweet more to me @gteresa

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Director Tom Jennings told the Verge that this was a way to reach an audience that wouldn't necessarily sit down for a whole Frontline film:
"This is also creating a totally new audience for documentary, and it's redefining what documentary is," Jennings says. "Because truly, that six-minute interactive piece tells the whole story that the film [A Perfect Terrorist] does. I want people to watch the film, and I want them to be interested enough to go back and explore the documents. And this is an interface that we think is a way to help them to get to the documents and the videos and do their own exploration."

Reporter Kirk Siegler Tweets About #HighParkFire

Teresa Gorman — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:07:51 GMT

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Mon, Nov 19 2012 10:00:13

here is another pic of the #HighParkFire from the air, this one with my actual camera http://pic.twitter.com/6dqozINs · Kirk Siegler

@LarimerSheriff now says the #highparkfire is at 36,000 acres, burning out of control west of #fortcollins
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 07:07:51

was home in Denver for all of 5 mins it seems and now heading up to #fortcollins to cover the #highparkfire will have updates throughout day
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 07:12:00

Several worried evacuees from #HighParkFire wanting answers about whether their homes have burned at 9:30 presser
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 08:51:03

Back in Belvue awaiting to hear from incident commander Bill Hahnenberg who is part of nat'l type 1 team that's now fighting #HighParkFire
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:31:35

The breeze is picking up and so too are the plumes of the #HighParkFire behind us http://pic.twitter.com/ow0Mz0tf · Kirk Siegler

@LarimerSheriff says 100+ structures now damaged or destroyed from #HighParkFire
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:39:02

@LarimerSheriff says those 100+ structures are in Rist Canton area #HighParkFire
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:40:14

#HighParkFire: authorities pleading that people stay out of fire areas so crews can save homes
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:41:38

IC Hahnenberg on #HighParkFire: we are going to have a lot of fire growth due to dry fuels and winds
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:45:02

Hahnenberg says 600+ people soon to be fighting #HighParkFire
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:45:50

Hahnenberg says primary focus is protecting south flanks of #HighParkFire where most homes are
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:49:02

He is less worried for now on the #HighParkFire spreading to north and west into beetle killed forests
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:50:32

@LarimerSheriff says rumours that resources are stretched thin fighting #HighParkFire due to other blazes are exaggerated
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:51:21

@LarimerSheriff says there is a concern that one person did not escape #HighParkFire
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 10:52:02

Incident commander Bill Hahnenberg addressing reporters covering #highparkfire http://pic.twitter.com/6B5Mi3ai · Kirk Siegler

folo me and @gracehood for updates from the field on the #highparkfire. It appears that in #FortCollins at least @kunc is back on the air
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 12:47:34

I will also report on the #highparkfire for @MorningEdition on @nprnews tomorrow morning
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 12:47:58

@KUNC is back on the air on low power in #fortcollins at 91.5 and in #Boulder at 102.7 #highparkfire
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Jun 11 2012 12:54:22

Here is the #highparkfire from near LaPorte NW of Fort Collins http://pic.twitter.com/oKcEwFV3 · Kirk Siegler

Reporter Kirk Siegler Tweets a Visit to a 'NanoBrewery'

Teresa Gorman — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:49:54 GMT

(For a story)

Storified by Teresa Gorman · Mon, Nov 19 2012 10:00:53

working on a preview story of the @GABF and heading to @WitsEndBrewing this afternoon to report on microbreweries going "nano" #GABF
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Oct 08 2012 13:22:58

@WitsEndBrewing is one of several new "nanobreweries" to have opened up lately in cities with increasingly crowded microbrew markets #GABF
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Oct 08 2012 13:24:31

re:crowded, which in many people's minds is a good thing, #Denver alone currently has 16+ craft breweries open, w/ 19 more in planning #GABF
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Oct 08 2012 13:26:12

accord to @BrewersAssoc #FortCollins has 9 craft breweries with 4 more planned, #Boulder has about 10 w/ at least 7 more coming #GABF
— Kirk Siegler · Mon, Oct 08 2012 13:27:19

@KUNC digital guy Jim and I are visiting @WitsEndBrewing for a multimedia story right now on "nano breweries" #GABF http://pic.twitter.com/Z2Lmtxw6 · Kirk Siegler

@WitsEndBrewing owner Scott Witsoe has been in business for just over a year, and just hired his first employee #GABF http://pic.twitter.com/sr4pJXBn · Kirk Siegler

With the hard work over, @KUNC 's Jim Hill and I are ready for a beer, specifically Oatmeal and Black #IPA 's #GABF http://t.co/BfQP6QPV · Kirk Siegler

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