DFM chat on engagement ideas, tips and tricks for the summer

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we're talking about engagement ideas, tips and tricks during the summer. 

The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
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DFM chat on the evolving social media role for journalists

Nobody told Dr. Who the social media editor was dead.

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we're talking about the evolving social media role for journalists. What we are doing (or should be doing); where we are and where we are heading. 

The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.

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DFM chat on new crowdsourcing techniques and tools

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time. 

Today we're talking about new crowdsourcing techniques and tools in the pursuit of better journalism.

The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.

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DFM chat on adding value to social media

Context is your friend.

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time. 

Today we're talking about moving beyond social media reaction stories: How to add value to social media reporting, and why.

@ivanlajara CNN taught me I should just point a vaguely-shaky camera at a monitor with a tweet on it. They wouldn't lie to me, right?
— Danny Willis (@DannyJWillis) May 15, 2013

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DFM chat on mobile journalism

Monitoring your live videos is kind-of important.

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time. 

Today we're talking what steps (and equipment, apps, etc) are needed to change the journalist's workflow into a mobile-first one. And why.

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DFM chat on the lessons of the Oakland Tribune's 'Hotspot' project

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at 1 p.m., Eastern Time., 10 a.m. Pacific Time.

Today we have a special chat. It will feature Oakland Tribune Violence Reporting Fellow Scott Johnson and will be moderated by Martin J. Reynolds, senior editor of the Community Engagement Bay Area News Group.

http://oaklandhotspot.tumblr.com/

Explains Reynolds, "The discussion will focus on the month-long Hotspot project, that has Johnson living in one of the most crime-ridden neighborhoods of East Oakland, Calif. 

"Johnson is chronicling his experience via tumblr on a blog that is also embedded in an article page on Bay Area News Group websites. In this crime hotspot, he's discovering a community far more nuanced and dynamic than what our own headlines portray. 

"The chat will focus on Scott's work and some interesting revelations about the approach to crime coverage." (emphasis mine)

Among the topics to be covered:

1) How does prolific crime coverage impact a community's perception of itself?
2)  How does the decrease of non-crime neighborhood coverage impact how we are seen by the community?
3) Are journalists really in-tune with how jilted certain communities are with how they're portrayed in the media?

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DFM chat on verifying social media information

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time. 

Today we're revisiting verifying information from social media, whether it's tweets, Facebook post, photos, etc.

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DFM chat on sharing social media images and information during breaking news situations

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time. 

Today we're talking about telling the ethical and journalistic responsibilities of gathering and sharing information and images via social media during breaking news situations like the Boston Marathon explosions.

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DFM chat on telling a story without writing a story

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we're talking about telling a story without writing a story.

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DFM chat on how to make Twitter valuable for your journalism

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we're talking about using how to make Twitter valuable for your journalism and how to make it fit into your workload.

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DFM chat on the use of hashtags

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we're talking about using hashtags on social media. How to use them properly, where to use them. Do they work the way they're supposed to?

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