10 Instagram Tips for Bloggers
Many bloggers fail to recognize the potential of Instagram. Instagram can greatly enhance your blog in a number of ways, from networking to directing traffic. Out of all the social media platforms out there,...
Tagged: social media
Career Crossroads: Veteran TV Reporter Talks Social Media Pros and Cons
Join us on the third Wednesday of every month for Career Crossroads, a look at how journalists, bloggers, and freelancers are adapting to the changes in their media careers. Catch up on previous installments at...
Reporting the Story Behind the Story: How Journalists Use Long-Form Publishing on LinkedIn
Journalists and bloggers are using LinkedIn to supplement their stories. It appears their audiences are listening.
Quality and Relevance Reign: 9 Tips for Creating Online Content from Searchmetrics’ 2014 Study
Google’s algorithms can baffle the best of us. As any blogger or digital writer will attest, it seems that once we’re used to the latest changes, Google unleashes another batch upon us. Be it Panda, Penguin,...
Let the Social Election Begin: As Candidates Take to Social Media, Journalists’ Coverage Must Keep Up
Washington’s going to be quiet for several weeks now that Congress is out of session, allowing candidates to campaign in their home states for the November midterms. But if candidates are socially plugged in,...
How Journalists Are Tapping Black Twitter to Learn About the African-American Community
There is no denying the power of Black Twitter. This online subculture has become a sustainable means for the African-American community to voice its opinions on a variety of relevant topics. “Besides going for...
5 Ways Journalists Use LinkedIn for Research and Reporting
It appears LinkedIn has come a long way from its start as a conduit for creating professional connections. In fact, LinkedIn quickly is making inroads into newsrooms as a place for research, sourcing, and...
On Air Has New Meaning with KRNV and Google+
Although many newsrooms have incorporated Facebook and Twitter into their day-to-day workflow for newsgathering and reporting, Google+ has not seen the same level of traction. Melissa Carlson, anchor and reporter for KRNV News 4, would...
Blog Profiles: Social Media and PR
Welcome to Blog Profiles! Each week, PR Newswire media relations manager Christine Cube selects an industry or subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting, contributing, and blogging about...
From SXSW: Instagram and the Photojournalist
Gunttenfelder shared that he first began using Instagram just to be creative, “to document my life.” Now it’s part of his work. His phone is his second camera. He makes a conscience decision with each image whether it is something for his traditional Canon or something that belongs on Instagram.
Faster Fact Checking, Part 2: Making Sense of Social Media
Part 2 of our fact-checking series highlights three tools specifically geared toward verifying content on social media.
