Uncategorized - by Patrick Thornton on Thursday, September 4, 2008 15:53 - View Comments

Interview with Khristopher Brooks about using Facebook to help report

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Khristopher Brooks uses Facebook and other social networks to help him report and find people to interview.

Brooks works on an education beat, which is particularly well suited to social networking. In fact, he has found that Facebook allows him to report certain stories much easier and quicker than in the past.

“If I had a particular story that really needed student comments, it
might take a whole day of walking around Lincoln, Nebraska — perhaps
finding someone, perhaps not,” Brooks said. “You would hope so, but if
you don’t, that’s a whole wasted day.”

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