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Presentation with Kelly Fincham at EIJ13 on curation tools and practices for breaking news.
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Curation Station Social media in breaking news
Kelly Fincham, Hofstra U, @kellyfinchamKim Bui, KPCC, @kimbui
#EIJCuration
What’s your plan?Make your plan BEFORE the news breaks!
Who in your newsroom will do what?
Do you know your policy on breaking news?
Use Twitter lists for curation
What’s already out there?
Search networks before you say anythingAre you really breaking the news?
Tip, not confirmation
“We treat social media networks the same way we treat wire services, police reports, and any other form of news-gathering resource… We use (these tips) to inform our coverage.”
- Ryan Broderick, Buzzfeed
Verify, verify, verifyAsk the sourceConsider the sourceWhat are others saying?What are officials saying?Check your photosAttribute even if you’re positive
If you’re unsure, WAIT and/or ASK(we are journalists, aren’t we?)
Add to the conversation
PhotosWhat do you see?Official statementsQuotesWho is following up? What is the next step?What is the reaction?What are people saying? (Be careful of rumors, and clearly label them as such)
A picture is worth...
Photos are more shared than any other content on Facebook
They’re also the only kind that can be edited after publishing.
Getting it right is always more
important than getting it first. Always.
It’s all a dinner party
Bad dinner party guests:○ claim stories that aren’t theirs○ talk about themselves too much
Good dinner party guests:○ facilitate conversation○ add context and depth
The tools
Rebel Mouse
Rebel Mouse
Rebel Mouse
Rebel Mouse
Use tools because they fit the story. Not because they’
re shiny.
When news breaks, social media can be your ticket to a better story and a better relationship with your audience.
More than a megaphone
Kim Bui (@kimbui)Kelly Fincham (@kellyfincham)
Questions?