8. Journalists and twitter Directories of Twitter Journalists Journalists on Twitter chucktodd MediaOnTwitter jaketapper MuckRack morningmika PoliticoClick GStephanopoulos JournalistTweets maddow andersoncooper WeFollow
9. Pitching via twitter Michaelluo – New York Times careypena3tv – Phoenix News @charshaffI like it…The idea is pitched in a more concise fashion and if more info is needed, then go to email. Also on Twitter hopefully PR folks have a better sense of what reporters are like and what sort of stories they cover so the pitches aren’t so random.
17. Direct grassroots outreach Nearly a third of Members of Congress are using Twitter, whether to make political points or just talk about the weather
29. The basics: creating an account Fill out the fields, but keep your username short, to not take away from your 140 character limit
30. NAVIGATING, WITHOUT THE COMPASS Use the navigation panel at the top of the Twitter site to find new users, view your profile, change your settings and get help from the Twitter team
34. Like what someone has to say?Want to tell someone what you think? Like what @barackobamahas to say? Then retweet his post so that all your followers can see. Want to reply to @barackobama? Just click reply and type.
35. IS ANYBODY LISTENING!? Using a tool like TweetDeck, you can follow when people mention your handle in their tweets…