Here are 15 great tips from the speakers at the NUJ Digital Journalism Skills workshop I attended on 13 February. There were many more, so if you get the chance to hear any of these guys give a presentation: GO!
Inspired by @documentally – Christian Payne
- Don’t think ‘digital’, think ‘networked’
- Own your own stories
- Camera work: don’t zoom digitally – move closer
- Video: landscape, landscape, landscape
- Tweets with images receive 150% more retweets
Inspired by @TimDawsn – Tim Dawson
- We are all content creators now
- Writing an ebook can bring in other work
- Don’t overlook the potential of crowdfunding
- Short ebooks sell too
- Don’t forget to get your content properly edited/proofread
[MT: by an @TheSfEP member, of course]
Inspired by @AwesomeComms – Janet Awe
- Don’t be shy: ask for LinkedIn recommendations
- Use about.me
- Try Pinterest for saving your research, as well as sharing your own work
- Get organised: use a social media management system (SMMS) e.g. Hootsuite or TweetDeck
- Need an image? Make your own social graphics using Adobe Post
