Comments on: Andrew Nystrom, first dedicated social media employee at the LA Times http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/ Pushing the practice of beat reporting Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:26:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andrew / @latimesnystrom http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-6085 Andrew / @latimesnystrom Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:14:01 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-6085 BTW, check out our new-and-improved http://latimes.com/twitter page -- we're now up to 179 @latimes-related accounts. We're also incorporating more live tweet-streams like the one on that page into the new-look latimes.com BTW, check out our new-and-improved http://latimes.com/twitter page — we’re now up to 179 @latimes-related accounts.

We’re also incorporating more live tweet-streams like the one on that page into the new-look latimes.com

]]> By: Andrew / @latimesnystrom http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-6083 Andrew / @latimesnystrom Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:11:45 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-6083 [blushing] Thank you Daniel, very kind words. Are you pitching any SXSW panels this year? I hope to make it down to Austin for the first time this coming March. [blushing] Thank you Daniel, very kind words. Are you pitching any SXSW panels this year?

I hope to make it down to Austin for the first time this coming March.

]]> By: Daniel http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-6080 Daniel Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:25:45 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-6080 Andrew has a great news mind and tremendous instincts for the social web. He's the right person at the right place, at the right time, and the <i>Times</i> is lucky to have him. Andrew has a great news mind and tremendous instincts for the social web.

He’s the right person at the right place, at the right time, and the Times is lucky to have him.

]]> By: Bloggers’ Embark Start-Up « Avere Group http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-5404 Bloggers’ Embark Start-Up « Avere Group Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:55:23 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-5404 [...] Beth Blecherman, Bill Reichert, Charlene Li, Robert Scoble, Jennifer Lawson a.k.a. the bloggess, Andrew Nystrom, Pamela Slim, Andy Sernovitz, Jennifer Leo, Jefferson Wagner a.k.a. Zuma Jay, Jennifer Van Grove, [...] [...] Beth Blecherman, Bill Reichert, Charlene Li, Robert Scoble, Jennifer Lawson a.k.a. the bloggess, Andrew Nystrom, Pamela Slim, Andy Sernovitz, Jennifer Leo, Jefferson Wagner a.k.a. Zuma Jay, Jennifer Van Grove, [...]

]]> By: New York Times Names Social Media Editor | racetalkblog.com http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-5314 New York Times Names Social Media Editor | racetalkblog.com Wed, 27 May 2009 02:58:34 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-5314 [...] the first newspaper or print outlet to create this type of position. The Los Angeles Times named Andrew Nystrom (@latimesnystrom), Senior Producer of Social and Emerging Media in March of this [...] [...] the first newspaper or print outlet to create this type of position. The Los Angeles Times named Andrew Nystrom (@latimesnystrom), Senior Producer of Social and Emerging Media in March of this [...]

]]> By: Andrew / @latimesnystrom http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3778 Andrew / @latimesnystrom Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:16:18 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-3778 Linda, Congrats on publishing the first official photo of my son. He's not allowed to watch TV but is mesmerized by both my laptop and my blackberry, so we're guessing he may well end up becoming some sort of hybrid Web 5.0+ techno-journalist. Here are a few more relevant links to add to your post: - LAT Readers' Representative Journal blog post announcing my new position: http://latimes.com/sm - LAT Blogs directory: http://latimes.com/blogs (with latest headlines) - Knight Digital Media Center News Leadership 3.0 post by @sjcobrien : http://tinyurl.com/kdmc-lat - http://latimes.com/facebook - We're still evaluating whether to focus on a central, "official" Facebook presence or to decentralize and focus more on building individual reporter + section/topic pages. Facebook's recent layout changes have us leaning towards the latter. - http://latimes.com/tweets - An account that only follows 90+ @latimes-related Twitter accounts (a fine reader suggestion for how to make them easier to find) - http://twitter.com/latimesgoodnews - The latest great reader-generated idea, which I'm very excited about: The aim is to publish at least one *positive* headline a day, and not necessarily from latimes.com -- please share your story retweet ideas! Thanks again for taking the time to share a bit about what the LA Times is up to, ~ Andrew / @latimesnystrom Linda,

Congrats on publishing the first official photo of my son. He’s not allowed to watch TV but is mesmerized by both my laptop and my blackberry, so we’re guessing he may well end up becoming some sort of hybrid Web 5.0+ techno-journalist.

Here are a few more relevant links to add to your post:

- LAT Readers’ Representative Journal blog post announcing my new position: http://latimes.com/sm

- LAT Blogs directory: http://latimes.com/blogs (with latest headlines)

- Knight Digital Media Center News Leadership 3.0 post by @sjcobrien : http://tinyurl.com/kdmc-lat

- http://latimes.com/facebook – We’re still evaluating whether to focus on a central, “official” Facebook presence or to decentralize and focus more on building individual reporter + section/topic pages. Facebook’s recent layout changes have us leaning towards the latter.

- http://latimes.com/tweets – An account that only follows 90+ @latimes-related Twitter accounts (a fine reader suggestion for how to make them easier to find)

- http://twitter.com/latimesgoodnews – The latest great reader-generated idea, which I’m very excited about: The aim is to publish at least one *positive* headline a day, and not necessarily from latimes.com — please share your story retweet ideas!

Thanks again for taking the time to share a bit about what the LA Times is up to,
~ Andrew / @latimesnystrom

]]> By: GIna Chen http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3777 GIna Chen Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:28:33 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-3777 I think this is a great idea -- to have a dedicated person in charge of new and emerging media. As with many things, if everyone owns it, no one does. Some one needs to be in charge of it, to ensure that others on the staff get the latest information, get support if they need it, the newspaper is engaged. I think this is a great idea — to have a dedicated person in charge of new and emerging media. As with many things, if everyone owns it, no one does. Some one needs to be in charge of it, to ensure that others on the staff get the latest information, get support if they need it, the newspaper is engaged.

]]> By: Susan Maurer http://beatblogging.org/2009/03/09/andrew-nystrom-first-dedicated-social-media-employee-at-la-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 Susan Maurer Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:28:40 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=2279#comment-3772 Fascinating Andrew, and from the look on Max's face, he already has this concept internalized! Fascinating Andrew, and from the look on Max’s face, he already has this concept internalized!

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