Twitter To The Editor So Con11

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In the old days, a voicemail or a letter to the editor might be the only way to communicate with a newspaper, magazine or broadcast outlet. Now, however, average citizens can – and do – engage with local and national news organizations. As a matter of fact, many news organizations now routinely use it to reach out to the public for ideas, information and examples. I made this presentation at SoCon 11.

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Twitter to the Editor

@Ttho

THE

MEDIA

Old School

Only professional journalists can be trusted with the news.

The public can communicate through “Tip Lines.”

If you don’t like it, write a Letter to the Editor.

The Perfect Storm

New Media

Blogs

Podcasts

“There's no

cellphone service.

There's no Internet.

You can't send a

SMS. It's a total

crackdown.”

--Ben

Wedeman,

CNN

benwedeman

@bencnn Cairo, EGYPT!

iReport

Iran Election Riots

All Access Pass

Making Contact

Making Contact

Communicating via Comments

How to Connect

Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Quora Muckrack

“Share News”

News Media Rules

Anything you say, write, Tweet or post could end up in the news.

Everyone – including reporters –makes mistakes.

You cannot “control” the media. You can control how you interact with it.

New Media Rules

There are no rules!

Twitter to the Editor

@Ttho