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Social media and journalism: how to effectively reach the public

Sprout Social

Social media and journalism are one and the same these days. Meanwhile, platforms like Twitter are capable of reporting news in real-time minus any commercials or paywall. And so reporters are more empowered than ever to build their own audiences and break their own news. 9 best practices of social media and journalism.

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New Report Suggests Facebook Ignored Research Which Indicated That it Contributed to Societal Division

Social Media Today

A new report from the Wall Street Journal has suggested that Facebook failed to act on findings that it had contributed to societal division.

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PR vs. Journalism: Why Rivalry Hurts Both

Waxing UnLyrical

What a segment of this industry apparently doesn’t understand is that bloggers, reporters, commentators, anyone you’d define as a journalist, don’t owe us – PR pros – a damned thing. For as long as journalism and public relations have existed, there’s been rivalry between them. He also blogs.

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New Report Suggests Facebook Ignored Research Which Suggested That it Contributed to Societal Division

Social Media Today

A new report from the Wall Street Journal has suggested that Facebook failed to act on findings that it had contributed to societal division.

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SEC Reportedly Investigates Musk For Delay In Disclosing 5% Twitter Stake

Forbes Social Media

Elon Musk’s decision to delay reporting his 5% stake in Twitter could have saved him millions—but he’s fackign a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation as a result, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Citizen Journalism: Who is a Journalist Today?

Proactive Report

According the 2011 State of the Media report, not only do they want to be able to find it and get it fast, they also want to contribute to, and participate in, reporting the news. Citizen journalism doesn’t only apply to major political events or disasters. That means there are gaps in the newsroom and news reporting.

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5 Things We Learned From the Annual Digital News Report 2017

Devumi

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University recently released their 6th annual Digital News Report. This highly respected journal looks at the global data for news consumption trends. Social media marketers the world over look forward to this report as it tells them what they should be focusing on.

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