KEY TAKEAWAYS: chapter readings

Chapter 3:

- "Journalist build an individual brand for themselves"

-Journalist don't have to rely solely on an outlet. They instantly can reach their following.

-Online Presence is key for journalist

-Key components: be a go-to source, be YOU, be professional, slow and steady, "digital business cards."

-having a private account too would defeat the purpose of a journalist using social media.

-"Build a version of you online"

-Create a distinct bio to differ you from others.

-be sure to use the @, tag people when deserved, adds to more engagement

-Finding a "beat" or topic area for a theme of blogs or posts.

-social media: listening, connecting, analyzing, sharing

Chapter 4:

-Live-tweeting is a great use of communication (keeps everyone on their toes)

-Twitter polls/engagement factors can help build a following.

-Going off that, I would assume that going Live is also an affective way to build an audience. (it is, lol)

-Something new I learned: "SIGNAL" is Facebooks discovery and curation tool. Through signal dashboard you can search trends, photos, videos and posts on FB and Instagram.

-Connect your Instagram to other social accounts to update everything with a "click"

-LinkedIn: professional social. find alumni, company pages, groups. (I previously used it to find an internship as well by searching job titles)

-Social media helps with: tips line (to find story ideas) Sources (to find sources for a story) and Content (additional information or video/photos)

-Crowdsourcing: specific request from the audience. Find a range of content. (Helps to collaborate with communities)

Chapter 7:​

-Social Media Ethics and Policies:

-Social media acts as the focus of any newsroom. (Rumors, fake news, unreliable sources can wildfire online and go viral.)

-The growing use of social media causes an ethical/professional boundaries for journalist

-Positive: can contact sources via social media and can keep up with the latest trends, quickly receive approved generated content from users.

-Negative: Watch what you post, you are in the public eye, handling inaccurate or false info, news outlets could potentionally demand ownership of accounts.

-SEEK TRUTH: journalist are responsible for what they deem accurate online. Gather, update and correct information through the life of a story, update your work.

-Each newsroom could have a specific policy one must follow

-As news gets bigger, new dilammas arise.

-Ethical decision making: following the ethics code established, what is right/what is wrong, help with decision making

-Try to avoid posting: personal opinions, political views, religion, advocating on a behalf, joining social networking groups associated towards a single party, sharing STAFF only info.

-Retweet Tip: add context to your retweet, this can make sure it is not interpreted wrong

-Two-way, interactive conversations helps with informal engagement between journalists and the public (I feel like this helps to build a following)

-VERIFY user-generated content: ALWAYS, cross-check info, always think it is too good to be true, review history of account, seek official corroboration by contacting traditional sources.

-How to write a proper correction: acknowledge the error and push out the correction in the same place where it was shared. Do not just delete it. Create a new post that indicates you made an errir and explain exactly what needs to be corrected. (ex. twitter: CORRECTION: insert tweet here.)