Social Media for Journalists

This course will give you an in-depth understanding of how this rapidly changing medium works- balancing professional and personal feeds, tracking breaking and developing news stories and sourcing leads.
Social media can be a fantastic tool and platform, but when it is used wrong it can cause complicated legal battles and a sharp decline in audience. This course also addresses the legal issues that may arise when searching for stories via social media.

Topics Covered

• Creating a presence on Twitter and Facebook
• Building an audience
• Sourcing stories
• Covering breaking and developing news
• Personal versus professional feeds
• Legal issues

Course Outcomes

• By the end of the course you should be able to:
• Have a presence on a variety of social media
• Source stories on social media
• Cover breaking and developing news on social media
• Understand the legal pitfalls of using social media

Follow Up Courses

After you have completed this course you may want to get the most out of your 140 characters with Effective Writing for Journalists or staying out of trouble with Media Law - Keep It Legal.

Tailor Made Training

We also offer bespoke social media courses for groups, individuals and businesses.