Jon Worth: Covering the EU through social media

1. Covering the EU
through social media
Jon Worth | @jonworth
PPT: j.mp/DMJXEU14 (14mb)

2. Changing the nature of
reporting on the EU

4. INSIDER OUTSIDER

6. Twitter is where
the action is

15. http://www.momthisishowtwitterworks.com/

16. From 1-to-1 to 1-to-world
##hhaasshhtataggss
rreetwtweeeetsts
twtweeeetsts
@@rreepplileiess
DDMMss
Rest of Twitter
Your community
Quasi private

17. Recent social media in the
EU small case studies

27. Which of these are true?
• The EU is banning cinnamon
• The EU is reducing the amount of
cinnamon that can be used in baking
• This reduction applies to all types of
cinnamon, because cinnamon is
carcinogenic
• This reduction applies to only one type of
cinnamon, because this one type is
carcinogenic

31. Which of these are true?
• The EU will ban liquorice pipes, from 2016
• The EU will not ban liquorice pipes
• The European Commission never planned
to ban liquorice pipes
• The European Parliament did plan to ban
liquorice pipes

36. • EU politics, like all politics, is about
people. It’s not just grey institutions, and it
can be fun!
• There is always a reason why the EU
does (or doesn’t) do something – find it!
• Someone on Twitter will probably know
that reason, or the person who knows the
reason

37. Creative Commons Images
Ethernet Cables http://www.flickr.com/photos/skreuzer/508996746/
Facebook Like http://www.flickr.com/photos/sofiabudapest/5925462073/
Cinnamon buns https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclonebill/7628529140
Twitter bird https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecampbells/5042764163/
Revolving Door http://www.flickr.com/photos/wackelijmrooster/2984108662/
Legutko https://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/13102826555/
Berlaymont https://www.flickr.com/photos/11742539@N03/5230669605
Bubble https://www.flickr.com/photos/dorena-wm/5064907450/
Barroso http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/3488886360/sizes/l/in/photostream
Barroso & HTS pic by Jon Worth

38. Covering the EU
through social media
Jon Worth | @jonworth
PPT: j.mp/DMJXEU14 (14mb)