An editor's role in social media
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- 1. Social Media: The Editor’s Role Steve Buttry Las Cruces Sun-News November 2013 #editsocial
- 2. Read more about it • • • • stevebuttry.wordpress.com slideshare.net/stevebuttry @stevebuttry stephenbuttry@gmail.com
- 3. You’re a journo, not a carrier
- 4. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 5. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 6. CT Twitter study: • Newsroom accounts mostly heads & links • @5thDistrictCT conversational (links to competition, RTs, replies, great info) • @5thDistrictCT = 2x to 10x more referrals per Twitter follower
- 7. Tips for being conversational: • Monitor @ mentions & reply (answer questions, thank for links, address critics) • Make link posts conversational • RT competition, community bloggers • Ask questions
- 8. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 12. Why converse w/ no link? • Question invites conversation • Engagement w/ question boosts views/engagement on subsequent links • Builds brand, gain followers • Do you enjoy conversation w/ people always calling attention to themselves?
- 13. engagement
- 15. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 16. What is curation? Museum curator: • Studies topic • Chooses relevant content (other sources & museum collection) • Authenticates • Groups related items • Provides context • Presents exhibit Journalism curator: • Studies topic • Chooses relevant content (social media, blogs, staff) • Authenticates • Groups related items • Provides context • Presents collected content
- 17. NPR’s Andy Carvin “I think curation has always been a part of journalism; we just didn't call it that.” – quoted in The Atlantic by Phoebe Connelly
- 18. Curation Situations Tools • • • • • • • • Reaction story Public event Second screen Breaking story Storify Spundge Geofeedia RebelMouse
- 19. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 20. Livetweeting situations • Trials • Meetings • Sporting events (staff and/or public tweets: Friday Night Tweets) • Festivals • Breaking stories Remember to feed site (ScribbleLive, etc.)
- 21. Livetweeting tips • • • • • • • Don’t transcribe; observe & report In sports, mix play-by-play & commentary Use hashtag (& check & engage) OK to pause for checking facts, names Note significant pause (halftime, lunch) Fun interludes, exchanges, anecdotes Check facts before you hit “tweet”
- 32. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 33. Lists • • • • Organize beat by lists Lists save time TweetDeck, HootSuite Create list for story (who’s tweeting about it?) • Embed list in story or blog post
- 35. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 36. Listen • Follow officials, activists on beat • Searches, alerts for people & keywords on beat • Save location searches for breaking-news terms (fire, emergency, siren) • Save local searches • Join conversation
- 37. People to follow • • • • Look for sources (find people) Ask sources Journalists in other communities When someone follows you, check out to see whether you should follow back • When you follow someone, check whom they follow • Tweeps mentioned in interesting tweets
- 44. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 45. #Hashtags • • • • • Regular hashtags: #lascruces Event hashtags Breaking news Cause hashtags Humorous
- 46. Why use #hashtags? • Reach wider audience • Help readers see related tweets • Help feed content into liveblogs
- 47. #Hashtag tips • Use existing hashtag if there is one • Search before launching hashtag (avoid duplication) • Look for secondary hashtags, especially in events or breaking news • Hashtags help find witnesses & other sources
- 48. #notjustonTwitter • Effective on Instagram & Tout, too • Work on Facebook, but have not caught on yet
- 55. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 56. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 60. Vetting & verifying • Track back RTs, etc. to source • Look for clusters • Location enabled? • Evaluate the network • Evaluate the history • Links, photos? • Take it old school • Disclose, hedge, repe at • Be brave only in correction Tips from Craig Silverman, Regret the Error
- 61. Evaluating tweeps • • • • • • How long have they been tweeting? Check previous tweets, interaction Check bio, links Check Klout score Google name and scam, spammer Contact & interview Tips from Mandy Jenkins, Zombie Journalism
- 63. Editors’ roles 1. Post content 2. Engage community 3. Curate conversation 4. Start & monitor liveblogs 5. Use lists 6. Listen 7. Guide hashtag use 8. Expectations 9. Uphold standards 10. Coach staff
- 64. Social search • • • • Twitter advanced search Facebook graph search Search for keywords, hashtags, users Search by location (but most tweets aren’t geotagged) • Use Geofeedia (more than just tweets) • Big news? Search: Holy shit, WTF
- 79. Tips for finding tweets • Search (Twitter advanced, Google, Topsy, twXplorer) for keywords, location • Check followers & timelines (replies, RTs) • Expand tweets to see conversation • Check profiles • Follow; DM or tweet asking for interview • Make screen grabs (they might delete)
- 82. Searching tips • • • • Search for people suddenly in the news Great for searching for sources, groups Tougher to search posts (many are private) Messages will go into “other” box; better to post on wall or seek mutual friends
- 83. • Excellent search engine • Search for keywords on résumés • Search by employer (& former employer) • Mutual contacts can introduce
- 84. • Foursquare “mayor” may be employee or loyal customer of biz or venue • Who has “checked in” at event, scene • Check Reddit for discussion of your topic (for tips, don’t assume info is verified)
- 98. Social media = journo tool • Monitored competition • Found neighbour who tweeted at TV station • Checked neighbour’s Facebook page • Found post w/ neighbour’s email • Reporter tracked down neighbour, got story & more photos
- 101. Photo curation Photo sites: Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest, Picasa (don’t forget Facebook, Twitter) Finding photos: Search, Geofeedia, hashtags, ask community to submit Curation tools: Geofeedia, Storify, Spundge, Olapic, embed codes
Editor's Notes
- If I have time, I’ll use the next several slides in a discussion of how Bill Doskoch used Twitter on a routine (and amusing) daily story.
- We’ll also discuss the Denver plane crash that Mike Wilson survived and how the media missed an opportunity by not using Twitter.
- We’ll also discuss the Denver plane crash that Mike Wilson survived and how the media missed an opportunity by not using Twitter.
- We’ll start with some examples of why Twitter is a valuable breaking-news tool. Most will, of course, remember that Twitpic had the first shot of the Hudson landing.