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Breaking News and Social Curation
- 1. Curation Station Social mediain breaking news Kelly Fincham, Hofstra U, @kellyfincham Kim Bui, KPCC, @kimbui #EIJCuration
- 2. What’s your plan? Makeyour plan BEFORE the news breaks! Who in your newsroom will do what? Do you know your policy on breaking news? Use Twitter lists for curation
- 3. What’s already outthere? Search networks before you say anything Are you really breaking the news?
- 4. Tip, not confirmation “Wetreat social media networks the same way we treat wire services, police reports, and any other form of news-gathering resource… We use (these tips) to inform our coverage.” - Ryan Broderick, Buzzfeed
- 5. Verify, verify, verify Askthe source Consider the source What are others saying? What are officials saying? Check your photos Attribute even if you’re positive If you’re unsure, WAIT and/or ASK (we are journalists, aren’t we?)
- 6. Add to theconversation Photos What do you see? Official statements Quotes Who is following up? What is the next step? What is the reaction? What are people saying? (Be careful of rumors, and clearly label them as such)
- 7. A picture isworth... Photos are more shared than any other content on Facebook They’re also the only kind that can be edited after publishing.
- 8. Getting it rightis always more important than getting it first. Always.
- 9. It’s all adinner party Bad dinner party guests: ○ claim stories that aren’t theirs ○ talk about themselves too much Good dinner party guests: ○ facilitate conversation ○ add context and depth
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- 15. Use tools because theyfit the story. Not because they’ re shiny.
- 16. When news breaks,social media can be your ticket to a better story and a better relationship with your audience. More than a megaphone
- 17. Kim Bui (@kimbui) KellyFincham (@kellyfincham) Questions?