This document discusses using social media to find story ideas for reporting. It lists 10 case studies of reporters finding story leads on social media, such as a tweet about a college closing leading to a news story. An upcoming training is advertised on using social media with tips and exercises. A Twitter contest is also mentioned. Reporters will discuss engaging local content on social media in upcoming weeks. Contact information is provided to ask questions.
2. Coming up later today…
NPR Reporter Kirk Siegler on
Using Social Media in Reporting
2 p.m. EST
Register here: http://bit.ly/npr-kirk
3. This Week
• No assignment!
• Want to get ahead?
We have some exercises in the guide:
http://bit.ly/npr-social-training
• Twitter contest continues. Find the list here:
http://bit.ly/twitter-contest-list
4. Coming up next week…
What Types of Local
Content Trigger Engagement
Tuesday, November 27
11 a.m. EST
2 p.m. EST
Wednesday, November 28
11 a.m. EST
2 p.m. EST
5. A Successful Social Media Plan
Producing content that
people will share
Using social media to Sharing your content on
find sources and story social media, engaging
ideas with people
6. A Successful Social Media Plan
Producing content that
people will share
Using social media to Sharing your content on
find sources and story social media, engaging
ideas with people
12. "In there was a tweet from a Tyler T.V. station
about a college that closed its doors and
furloughed all but 11 employees for a major
financial restructuring. I just glanced over the
story and decided to take the big points and toss
up a three- or four-line story."
-Jerrod Knight, GM, KETR
20. “I saw a tweet that someone was still waiting a
long time in line at the DMV, so I checked the
wait times on the DMV site and saw that they
were still quite long.”
-Emilie Mutert, KCUR
45. Coming up later today…
NPR Reporter Kirk Siegler on
Using Social Media in Reporting
2 p.m. EST
Register here: http://bit.ly/npr-kirk
46. This Week
• No assignment!
• Want to get ahead?
We have some exercises in the guide:
http://bit.ly/npr-social-training
• Twitter contest continues. Find the list here:
http://bit.ly/twitter-contest-list
47. Coming up next week…
What Types of Local
Content Trigger Engagement
Tuesday, November 27
11 a.m. EST
2 p.m. EST
Wednesday, November 28
11 a.m. EST
2 p.m. EST