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Recommended reading for April 24th

These are my recommended links for April 24th:

Colonel Tribune: Chicago’s Unlikely Social Media Pioneer – The story behind Colonel Tribune and the Trib’s successes int he social media sphere using such an unconventional idea.
Journalists on Twitter – Muck Rack – A listing of journalists currently on Twitter (and no, I haven’t added [...]

April 24th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Recommended Links | Leave a comment

Recommended reading for April 21st

These are my recommended links for April 21st:

Why journalists should learn to code (and why some shouldn’t bother) :: 10,000 Words – “Those who choose to adhere to long-standing forms of print or broadcast journalism shouldn’t fret, but know that there will come a time when basic coding will become an integral part of a journalist’s [...]

April 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Industry News & Notes, Recommended Links, Surviving | Leave a comment

Recommended reading for April 20th

Recommended reading about social media and new insights into the business of online news. [...]

April 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Recommended Links | Leave a comment

Recommended reading for April 14th through April 17th

These are my recommended links for April 14th through April 17th: [...]

April 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Recommended Links | 3 comments

Get to know your Twitter stats

Without a regular look at your usage stats and your followers, it is difficult to monitor your success at reaching your desired Twitter audience. [...]

April 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Twitter | Leave a comment

The Diggbar: Friend or foe to news sites?

The jury is out as to whether or not the Diggbar will be good in the long run for news websites, but everyone’s weighing in. [...]

April 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Doomsayers, Social Media | One comment

Twitterizing your staff

Steve Buttry, the Information Content Conductor (how’s THAT for a title?) at Gazette Communications in Iowa is holding a webinar entitled “Leading Your staff Into the Twitterverse” through the American Society of Newspaper Editors. [...]

April 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Social Media, Surviving, Twitter | Leave a comment

Intro to Twitter for Journalists

Tips I’ve compiled for journalists at my news orgs to get acclimated on Twitter. Use these however you want – and feel free to add your thoughts and additions in the comments. [...]

April 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Social Media, Twitter | 8 comments