IJNet Blog

How journalists can use Talkwheel to engage readers on Facebook

8/27/12 by Nicole Martinelli

Talkwheel is a new tool that promises to maximize engagement on Facebook with minimal time commitment. IJNet took it for a spin.

Why expanded tweets matter for journalists

6/15/12 by Nicole Martinelli

Twitter is like a wire service of yesteryear on steroids, but it's easy to waste time clicking those clever 140-character missives only to find news you don't need to use. Expanded tweets may change that, especially if the service expands to the microblogging startup's 28 languages.

How to break news on Twitter

6/4/12

by Lindsay Kalter

The information age has brought the media industry an entirely new brand of breaking news—the kind that is posted, tweeted, re-tweeted and shared. Here are tips from a recent Muck Rack chat on how to do it.

How the earthquake kickstarted social media at Japanese newspapers

5/30/12

by James Breiner

Japan's newspapers expanded their role of serving the community by using social media in the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.

Pulitzer-winning reporter connects with readers on Twitter. Do you?

5/9/12

by Nicole Martinelli

Sara Ganim, who received a Pulitzer prize for her dogged coverage of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, says Twitter has been a "great way to stay connected with readers" as the story unfolds.

Five Twitter chats for journalists

4/27/12

by Margaret Looney

Here are a few Twitter chats journalists can use to brush up on AP style rules, discover digital tools and discuss the latest industry news.

How Reuters journalists use social media

4/17/12

by Margaret Looney

Anthony De Rosa and Lauren Young shared their tips for using social media as reporting tools, conversation starters, audience builders and more.

How social media made Trayvon Martin a global news story

4/12/12

by Margaret Looney

Former journalists, online campaigners and social media experts used a variety of social media techniques to bring Martin's case to worldwide attention.

Fired over a tweet, Octavia Nasr says journalists need protection from social media flame wars

2/16/12

by Natasha Tynes

Octavia Nasr, fired by CNN over a tweet, tells IJNet that employers should hold employees accountable to company standards and practices--not to the negative publicity their social media updates may generate.

How Russians are tracking elections on social media

12/6/11 by Nurilda Nurlybayeva

In Russia, a country with Europe's highest Internet penetration, social media are offering an alternative form of election coverage.

New York Times Twitter followers now more than double the number of print readers

11/17/11

by Nicole Martinelli

The New York Times has reached four million followers on Twitter, more than double the circulation of its most popular print edition, the Sunday paper.