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Channeling the news brand on Twitter and Facebook

Tips for using Twitter and Facebook as a news brand for everyday interaction and breaking news. [...]

March 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Social Media | 9 comments

Channeling the news brand: Persona and strategy

Questions to ask and tips to consider when setting a social media persona and strategy for a news brand. [...]

March 22nd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Social Media | 7 comments

The new kid in the downpour of fresh ideas

When you’ve spent your entire professional career in a newspaper’s newsroom, it’s pretty easily to get your mind blown at a startup. I can attest to that firsthand in my first few days on the job at TBD.

Instead of shoehorning some new media approach into a centuries-old tradition, we’re building something so new, it’s still [...]

May 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: TBD, Twitter | 5 comments

Twitter is the perfect place to break news (but don’t tell Reuters)

When Reuters released its new social media policy last week, their competition had to be salivating. The wire service stipulates that its reporters are not to use Twitter to break news – and thus are digging their own grave. [...]

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Industry News & Notes, Twitter | Leave a comment

Journalism and the Interwebs: A Reading Guide

I read a lot of industry blogs and they generally all boil down to two topics: complaining about the Internet (or complaining about people complaining about the Internet) and lamenting the future of news. [...]

December 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Recommended Links, Surviving | 3 comments

Making enterprise journalism “web reader” friendly

Reporters who want online audiences to appreciate their lengthy watchdog pieces and enterprise journalism should consider writing a bulleted synopsis version to run online, a la Gawker. [...]

November 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Industry News & Notes | 2 comments