Comments on: Podcast: Social media critical to reporting a story http://beatblogging.org/2009/02/10/podcast-social-media-critical-to-reporting-a-story/ Pushing the practice of beat reporting Mon, 14 May 2012 12:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tips on Facebook, crowd sourcing and Twitter for journalists « Save the Media http://beatblogging.org/2009/02/10/podcast-social-media-critical-to-reporting-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 Tips on Facebook, crowd sourcing and Twitter for journalists « Save the Media Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:05:23 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=1928#comment-3334 [...] Facebook: Beat Blogging (again; I’m a fan) gives an example of how reporter Daniel Victor used Facebook ... wanting to axe the Scotland School for Veteran’s Children because of a cash-strapped budget. He [...] [...] Facebook: Beat Blogging (again; I’m a fan) gives an example of how reporter Daniel Victor used Facebook … wanting to axe the Scotland School for Veteran’s Children because of a cash-strapped budget. He [...]

]]> By: Gina Chen http://beatblogging.org/2009/02/10/podcast-social-media-critical-to-reporting-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3282 Gina Chen Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:57:40 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=1928#comment-3282 This is a great example of how social media can really improve the reporting process. It's not just bells and whistles. It really works. In a more traditional reporting path, the reporter on this story would be lucky to find one or two alums to quote and would be thrilled he or she found that. But Victor found 48, and was able to interview roughly half. Doesn't that make a more complete, well-rounded story even if you can't use all the quotes. The reporter has a more full sense of what's going on -- not just one side and the other side, but all the sides and nuances in between. Plus social media is fast -- and you're reaching people who want to talk, not begging whoever you find to please let your interview them. I plan to use this example in a class I'm teaching next week on how to use Facebook as journalist. Thanks for making my job easier. This is a great example of how social media can really improve the reporting process. It’s not just bells and whistles. It really works.

In a more traditional reporting path, the reporter on this story would be lucky to find one or two alums to quote and would be thrilled he or she found that. But Victor found 48, and was able to interview roughly half. Doesn’t that make a more complete, well-rounded story even if you can’t use all the quotes. The reporter has a more full sense of what’s going on — not just one side and the other side, but all the sides and nuances in between.

Plus social media is fast — and you’re reaching people who want to talk, not begging whoever you find to please let your interview them.

I plan to use this example in a class I’m teaching next week on how to use Facebook as journalist. Thanks for making my job easier.

]]> By: Podcast: Social media critical to reporting a story | BeatBlogging.Org | thesocialmediasecrets http://beatblogging.org/2009/02/10/podcast-social-media-critical-to-reporting-a-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3281 Podcast: Social media critical to reporting a story | BeatBlogging.Org | thesocialmediasecrets Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:57:07 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=1928#comment-3281 [...] Read more:  Podcast: Social media critical to reporting a story | BeatBlogging.Org [...] [...] Read more:  Podcast: Social media critical to reporting a story | BeatBlogging.Org [...]

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