Why I Am Adding
Brian Stelter’s “What I Learned in Joplin”
to My Course Reading?29 Sep,
2011
Yilin Zhang, Myunggoon Choi
The Conditions of Journalism using Social
Media29 Sep,
2011
Yilin Zhang, Myunggoon Choi
<Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.
<Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard
<Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.
<Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.
<Source> Brian Stelter’s Homepage
<Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.
Tornado in Joplin
Tornado in Joplin
Tornado in Joplin
Tornado in Joplin
Tornado in Joplin
<Source> Brian Stelter’s Twitter
<Source> Instagram
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
1. It’s About Reporting
2. Old Advice for New Media Reporting
3. Using Social Media as a Reporting Tool
4. Revisiting Tweets to Create a Stronger Story
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
1. It’s About Reporting
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
2. Old Advice for New Media Reporting
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
3. Using Social Media as a Reporting Tool
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
Ex01. Brain Stelter’s tweet
I parked a block from the south side of the
hospital and approached on foot, taking as
many pictures as possible, knowing I’d need
them later to remember what I was seeing.
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The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
I started trying to tweet everything I saw —
the search of the rubble pile, the sounds com-
ing from the hospital, the dazed look on peo-
ples’ faces. Some of the texts didn’t send, but
most did. Practically speaking, text messages
were my only way to relay information.
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Ex02. Brain Stelter’s tweet
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
4. Revisiting Tweets to Create a Stronger Story
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
I believe it’s true that ‘my best reporting was
on Twitter,’ but only up until a certain point
on Monday, probably around 11 p.m. local
time. After that point, with a more stable In-
ternet connection, I was able to file complete
stories for NYTimes.com, not just chunks of
copy.
* The limits of storytelling of social media
<Source> New York Times
The Conditions of Journalism us-
ing Social Media
1. It’s About Reporting
2. Old Advice for New Media Reporting
3. Using Social Media as a Reporting Tool
4. Revisiting Tweets to Create a Stronger Story
Q & A
Thank you
Yilin Zhang, Myunggoon Choi