How Journalists are Using Social Media for Real Results
Mashable.com writer Brenna Ehrlich reports on how journalists are using social media for crowdsourcing, trend tracking, identifying leads and sources, and other research activities.
The Public Editor: The Danger of Always Being On
Clark Hoyt of the New York Times discusses the missteps that his paper is dealing with as they integrate videos, tweeting reporters and other new-media into the reporting of the day’s news. He writes that “several stumbles in the past few weeks have demonstrated some of the risks for a print culture built on careful reporting, layers of editing and time for reflection as it moves onto platforms where speed is everything and attitude sometimes trumps values like accuracy and restraint.”
Twelve Cool Tools for Writers and Others
Laura Spencer, posting on the FreelanceFolder blog site, offers a dozen tools for enhancing your writing productivity.
20 Hi-Tech Tools and Resources for Writers
Education writer Karen Schweitzer, guest blogging for The Writer’s Technology Companion, offers a list of useful (and mostly low-cost) online/mobile tools for writers. Everything from open-source word processing software to an Internet radio station for writers is covered.
Media tycoons wanted: Make your own newspaper
Interesting BBC story about The Newspaper Club, a company offering short-run printing for interested parties using the large presses run by major newspapers during their off-hours!
Bonus Links!
Two posts showing the view from the other side of the editor’s desk …
How to Get Ahead With Reporters | The Spin Within
Financial reporter turned publicist Lisa Fasig offers 10 tips drawn from her years as a journalist on how to help keep reporters happy and writing fair and balanced stories about your company or cause.
5 Ways to Better Engage Reporters | American Express OPEN Forum
Amy-Mae Elliot provides a handful of very simple, easy to implement tips for corporate PR departments to help make their company friendlier to reporters. Very good!
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