week 1 b - real time reporting
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Digital Skills – Week 1
Real-time reporting exercise
What we’re doing
• Simulating real-world conditions
• Using common tools
• Learning how to use what you have produced to turn out a story under deadline
So why real-time reporting?• The equivalent of
the old-time “News Flash!” – gives immediacy to the story
So why real-time reporting?
• Increasing consumption of our news product on mobile devices
• Use as “Second Screen” during live televised events
So why real-time reporting?
• Gives audience a chance to respond (via Replies, ReTweets, Shares, Comments, sending reporters questions or their own materials)
• Drives traffic from the real-time account to the final story and analysis
• Can really boost reporter’s social-media profile
• Gives reporters a way to quickly turn notes into stories
Tools for real-time reporting
• Storify
• CoverItLive
• 24LiveBlog
• Google+ Hangouts
Notable uses:
• Awards shows -http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/emmys-2014/
Notable uses:
• Sports events -http://q.usatoday.com/2014/06/12/nba-finals-game-4-live-blog-heat-spurs/
Notable uses:
• Tech events -http://live.gizmodo.com/our-wwdc-liveblog-starts-monday-june-2nd-at-12pm-et-1-1582090802
Notable uses:
• And, as in today’s exercise, politics…