Zombie Journalism

The Washington Post’s new social media policy for staff has more than enough eyebrow-raising ‘dont’s’ that are sure to scare any staffer away from the social web and seeks to turn off great connections with sources and readers.

These are my recommended links for the past couple of weeks (sorry, I’ve been busy!):

New ‘WSJ’ Conduct Rules Target Twitter, Facebook – These rules for WSJ staff could and should be applied at any news organization. You want your reporters to be out there in social media – but there’s so much potential for disaster [...]

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 myself yet).

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.