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Post on 07-May-2015
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Using
As a Reporting Tool
Tips from Sonia Narang, PRI’s The World
Portraits of interview subjects
From Marco’s feed, a nice portrait
Commenting
Building interest in the story before it airs
Sharing Instagram photos on FB/Twitter
Comments on Facebook
Instagram photos can spark conversations on Twitter
Consistently post around a theme, such as #firstdays, the stories of immigrants in the U.S.You don’t have to travel far.
So, what makes a good photo?
Element of surprise, close-up, taking an audience where they’ve never been
Credit: @grantslater/KPCC Radio
Be creative, capture colors
Credit: @allisonshelley in Lagos
Close-ups work well on an iPhone screen
Try taking a bunch of photos from a few different angles.
I picked this image out of the
25-30 photos I took of this new mother
with her baby.
Captions are important: You can be funny or descriptive, try something new.
Credit: @emamd/LA Times
Hashtags
Put these after thecaption:#city #country#topic #keywords#pritheworld#blackandwhite Include @pritheworld in the captionCredit: @michaelchristopherbrown
#libya #libyanrevolution
Get Tory to Tweet about your Instagram account on @pritheworld
Or, Jeb to her very well-connected Twitter following!
If Marco likes your feed, he’ll do a shout-out on air. The next time you log into your account,
you’ll have 100’s of new followers.
Note to producers:When the show brings
Instagram comments on-air, itgives people more of an incentive to
comment on our stuff.
That also means you could have dozens of
comments to respond to. And, respond
you must.
Follow good photographers, see what they like
Next Steps• Get your very own Instagram account. If you
really don’t want to join Instagram, at least visit http://instagram.com and check out what cool photographers are doing. I’ll send a list.
• Try searching for hashtags with favorite cities to see what’s out there. One fun hashtag: #16x9fordays. Check it out!
• Post a photo with a caption. Try to take a close-up of something artistic or a portrait of someone you meet. You too can win the bear.
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