Course Overview
- Title:
- Social Networks: Engaging Users With News
- Type:
- Webinar
- Cost:
- $24.95
- Originally Broadcast On:
- May 12, 2009
- Time Estimate:
- One hour
24.95
About Webinars
In this virtual classroom, participants can join in a seminar led by Poynter faculty and visiting faculty. This screencast includes live audio and a slideshow presentation in which participants can post questions and respond to poll questions posed by the host.
- This Webinar was originally broadcast on:
- May 12, 2009 Enroll Now
- Watch and listen to the original one-hour Webinar in its entirety. This Webinar recording features the full presentation led by Poynter faculty and visiting faculty including Q&A from the audience and resources from the presenter.
There are incredible developments occurring in the world of Web 2.0, social networking and open source software, and users are gravitating to these new media forms. Smart news organizations will leverage these tools and platforms to give their users a richer news experience, one that makes use of the new generation of tools while retaining the core values of journalism.
What Will I Learn:
- How newspapers are promoting their content on popular networks
- How to use social media tools to engage users on their sites
- How to get help from citizen reporting and other content from users
- How to use social networks to give voice to the public and enable community action
Who Should Take this Course:
This course is for editors, publishers and any other newsroom managers who are trying to figure out ways to integrate all the Internet tools available to them into their news operation.
Course Instructor:
JD Lasica
JD Lasica is a strategist, marketer, author, journalist and speaker.
Training Partner:
Knight Digital Media Center
The Knight Digital Media Center is a partnership of the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Technical Requirements:
This Webinar contains audio. Please make sure you've got your headphones and speakers adjusted.
For the best experience, we suggest that:
- PC users use Internet Explorer or Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox
- Mac users use Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox or Safari
- You set your monitor resolution to 1024 x 768 or higher
- You use a high-speed connection
Questions? Read our Webinar FAQ or contact us at webinars@newsu.org.