Connecting with social media as a journalist

By Kyle Smith & Antonio Cooper

Key components to social media

Anything and Everything can become social media

Start and become the conversationCapitalize on the conversationSocial media is opportunity at it’s finestBecome a resourceMaking connections

The Purpose

Show how all social media connects Show how connection provides improvement

for resumes Show examples of how professional

journalist are using social media Do’s & Don'ts of social media Provide different blog sites to display work

Social media is the new resume

Employers find you on social mediaFirst impressionPost everything just keep it professionalRemain humanBuilds writing portfolioShows creativity

Tips on what to do when using social media

Stay in contact with your sources/connections Use the sites to promote yourself and your work Stay up to date with recent trends or changes in media Find the fire when there’s social media smoke

What not to do when using social media

Don’t post anything that you wouldn’t want your grandmother to see Avoid using profanity Don’t give off the perception of a wiener or complainer Don’t just friend or communicate with everybody Pay attention to privacy settings No one is too good for you Don’t assume what you see is real always double check the facts

FACEBOOK Connect to Friends Chat room Subscriptions Newsfeeds Social Timeline Events Comments On Blogs

and Profiles

Twitter

Leading social media site.

Access to who’s who of celebrity list.

Accessible to other social media connection.

Ability to lead the trend with #Hashtags

Twitter is consistently going throughout all points of the day

How we’ll use it

The connection point to all social networksThe promotion capital of all Social

networksUse of catchy HashtagsThe ability to catch the eye of any potential

employerStay active.

Example

https://twitter.com/Bowser_Cooper Bio states all necessary information to any

employerAll necessary links posted in bio

First link, EagleRadio

Radio station to Eastern Michigan University

Home to over 20 student run showsPurpose is to stand out and abovehttp://www.eagleradio.org 

Second Link, Eastern Echo

http://www.easternecho.com/search/?q=Antonio+Cooper&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 …

News Publication for Eastern Michigan University.

Link to all my work at Echo.Over 30 pieces of work to look at.More than one area of expertise.

Third Link, Blogger

Catalog for all entries of all articles

Remain consistant. Connected with all

SM’s You are the

conversation You are the trend Final step to

defining your work

Forth Link, Youtube

Directly to your pageShows your strengths and weaknessesCan post to any SM availableDirect links remain within the online

community forever.

Youtube

Simple and user friendly.

Post video using key words to get noticed

Pays money if enough subscribers

Pays money if enough views

Easy way to get noticed by employers

Thousands have become famous for Youtube

Negatives of Youtube

Famous for wrong reasonsOver a million videos posted per day.Time consuming to post videosLacks where other SM’s excelComments section

Instagram

Newest social media Concept is centered

around pictures Takes the best of

twitter and Facebook Use of Hashtags

separate pictures Makes a picture 1000

words Unlimited characters No negatives

Worlds largest professional network

Stay up to date with the industry

Build professional relationships

Connect with organizations

Develop a professional online reputation

Blogs

Professional way to present your writing

Blogs are a way to get your writing out to the public

It also provides you with the opportunity to get feedback about your writing

Builds a portfolio Say what you want

but consider the audience

How some journalist use social media

Skip Bayless Paula Pasche Bisi Onile-Ere

Assignment

Write down the list of SM you’re involved in. If Twitter, create #Hashtag that defines you

(Ex. #ACAwesome) If Facebook connect it to your twitter and post

your hashtag to your Facebook status

Step 2

Open either Blogger or Instagram For Blogger, post the status as a blog Post the blog to your Facebook If Instagram, take a picture of the status. Post the picture of the status to both Twitter

and Facebook