engaged journalism and social media, spj region 7, 3 28-15
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Social Media 2.0:
‘Engaged Journalism,’
Law & Ethics
Follow @UNOSML & @JeremyHL
Beginnings
What do you remember from the
first social media content that you
viewed?
Early 2009, Twitter News
Real-Time Social Listening:
GolinHaris “The Bridge”
How do you use Tweetdeck
and trending topics?
What are your newsroom social media
strategies?
How do social marketing
strategies apply to news?
1 Create objectives and goals
2 Conduct a social media audit
3 Create or improve your social accounts
4 Get inspired by thought leaders
5 Create content plan, editorial calendar
6 Test, evaluate and adjust the plan
(Source: Hootsuite, 2014)
Amy Guth, GM RedEye/Metromix: "Reader behavior...people just whip out a phone, take a photo and post it."
How do you listen and
respond to social media?
Rogers' Diffusion Curves & Innovation (ChangingMinds.org, 2013)
Are you an early adopter?
How do you remain current?
Twitter #engagement
“Engaged Journalism”one-way lecture -> conversation principles
“If engagement is to be effective and meaningful, journalists must
earn their audiences’ attention, build loyalty, and deepen trust
while finding new revenue streams to subsidize the public-interest
journalism that market forces have never supported anyway” (p.
5).
1 face-to-face engagement
2 social media
3 niche/hyperlocal journalism
4 interactive platforms
5 measuring engagement
(Jake Batsell, 2015, p. xi)
A&E LifestyleWomenNews &
PoliticsMenSports
Home
Decor
Business
& Tech
Content & Storytelling
Media spaces are very competitive (Source: NDN)
The Marketplace of Attention
“…the growth in digital media
outlets, each fighting for public
attention, has indeed fragmented
audiences across an ever-
increasing number of outlets” (p.
19).
Content, SEO & Coding
Social Media Engagement Case Study
Problem: Area food pantries lack milk
donations. Storytelling ideas?
#Milk4Kids
Visuals Sparked Engagement
Goal 1: We Raised Awareness
Goal 2: We Increased Engagement
697 Total Twitter Engagements
Goal 3: #Milk4Kids Donations
Old Rules: Journalism
Engagement requires listening.
1. Are there specific social networking
platforms that work best? What are
your benchmarks for these sites?
2. Which branded media content would
be most engaging to target
audiences?
3. How will your sites communicate this
content within the context of engaging
communication for younger eyes and
ears ?
UNO Social Media Lab
for Research & Engagement
@UNOSML
Interdisciplinary Faculty
Research and Engagement
Social Network Analysis
Meerkat and Periscope
Oklahoma Storms This Week
NYC Fire Thursday
Mobile and Social First
Track Influencers & Issues
Social Media Law
• Access and Permissions – journos and citizens
• Surveillance and Employers – First Amendment
and boundaries
• Defamation, Copyright and Traditional Law
• Privacy and Anonymity
• Contracts and Agreements
Blurred Public & Private Spheres
Social Media Ethics
• Transparency and Online Identity
• Social Media Policies
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ethical Frameworks: truth, authenticity,
respect,equity and social responsibility
(Marcia DiStasso & Denise Bortree, 2014)
Story Idea: Burn Book
Story Idea: Comments?
“The whole world is watching …and your
fans are “brand ambassadors.”
Winston and Frank thank you !