Making news in the Twitterverse
I sat with our Multimedia Editor, Mike Koehler, today and watched a Webinar about entering the Twitterverse, hosted by Steve Buttry of Gazette Communications in Cedar Rapids, IA. It was hosted by the American Society of News Editors.
Buttry knew what he was talking about. I knew he would, because (1) the ASNE doesn’t usually have people talking about something they don’t know much about, and (2) he’s from Iowa – and good things generally come from Iowa.
(Side note: I was born in beautiful Cedar Rapids and cut my first teeth in a tiny village named Van Horne).
Buttry explained a lot of things to his audience – how to log on to Twitter, how to post, how to reply, how to use a hash-tag, how to ReTweet, etc.
Then he went on to showcase how some news organizations have used Twitter to their advantage in delivering information to an audience. NewsOK.com was used as one of the prime examples of media outlets using the tool in a positive way.
He pointed out our coverage of the tornadoes in February, specifically referring to our live chats, which were enhanced by live Twitter feeds from us at NewsOK and you in the …. what’s the word … Twitterverse.
Here’s the bottom line: We’re trying our best to be wherever our audience is. We’re trying our best to reach people in new ways.
And we’re trying our best to include you in the conversation every chance we get.
We’ve found that it’s very successful when our users can be a part of our coverage.
So … thank you.
P.S. – Yes, I’m on Twitter, too. You can follow me.
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