1. Twitter
Newspaper of the Future?

2. • Twitter for Newsies:
• Some are news wire for the outlet itself
• Some tied to specific reporters
Requisite for news
outlets

3. • New York Times (more than 250)
• Twitter journalists’ directory: Muckrack
Journalists on Twitter

4. • Distribute news
• Follow news
• Collect news
• Find sources
• Follow events, conversations, etc.
Purposes

5. • Joint conversation – but not FB
Twitter is not personal
communication

6. • Twitter does much more
Avoid being solely a
broadcaster

7. • Hashtag
• RT (going out of fashion)
• DM
• Replies (@)
• Via
• Shorteners
Twitter terms

8. • Follow or Join conversations around a specific topic
• Even if people don’t follow you or you follow them
• Hashtag is keyword usually abbreviated
Hashtags = gathering
point

9. • Identify relevant, interesting people
• Pay attention to how they Tweet
Follow

10. • Just trying to build numbers
Fake Follow

11. • bit.ly
• is.gd
• tiny.url
• Track RT, etc. with some
Links & Shorteners

12. • Twit.pic
• yfrog
• StreamTwitter
• Many phone apps
Twitter tools

13. Twitter for Journalists

14. • Tweet often
• Journos Tweet mainly news and 10-20% personal stuff
(show you are human – not *too personal*
• RT, respond, acknowledge
Twitter Tips

15. • Correct mistakes
• Be transparent
Ethics of Twitter

16. • Check bio
• Check previous Tweets
• Check longevity of account
• Google
• DM
Verify
(Twitterjournalism.com)

17. Live Tweeting

18. • Hootsuite
• Tweetdeck
• Lists
• Columns with different accounts
• Timed Tweets
Twitter Clients

19. Hootsuite

20. • Storify
• Paper.li
Curating Tweets

21. • Hashtracking
• TwitSprout
• TwitterSentiment
Metrics

22. • Social Media Examiner
• Twitter Journalism
Info about Twitter

23. • Profile (aim?)
• Include a photo
• Personalize
Setting up account