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- In Lebanon, fighting against sexist pop music: http://t.co/lny6FBmo on @UPI_top from @zahisahli 19 hours ago
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Category Archives: Social Media
Want to try Storify? Check out one student’s work
ShareHave you tried Storify? The innovative storytelling tool lets you collect online bits and pieces and puzzle them together in a timeline that reveals how news is reported via social media and traditional news outlets. Sound confusing? It’s not. In … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Storify, Tips, UPIU users
Tagged journalism, Storify, student, UPIU
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Twitter tips for j-students
Tips for journalism students on using Twitter as a source, checking information and utilizing social media. Continue reading
Posted in Guides, Social Media, students, Tips
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Confused about journalist branding? Steve Buttry offers tips
From personal branding ideas to hard-nosed reporting tips, Steve Buttry has long been an industry go-to for newbie (and dinosaur) journalists. We were thrilled when Buttry agreed to sit down (digitally, of course!) with UPIU Community Engagement Intern Heather Blevins to share a few pearls of wisdom. Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Social Media, Tips, Web
Tagged blog, branding, Complete Community Connection, journalism, Steve Buttry, UPIU
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So, you want to be an investigative reporter?
At UPIU, we often hear j-students say they’d like to become the next Bob Woodward or Carl Bernstein. It’s a noble goal, but investigative reporting isn’t as easy as it might look in the movies. Continue reading
Posted in Investigative Journalism, Professional Development, Reporting, Social Media, Tips, Web, Writing
Tagged Bernstein, investigative, IRE, journalism, students, Watergate, Woodward
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Write off Wikipedia
ShareWhen a Web site falsely reports four — count them, four! — deaths of famous Americans, it’s time to shelve that site as a source, wouldn’t you say? In just a few years’ span, the online encyclopedia site, Wikipedia, incorrectly … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Reporting, Social Media, Web
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Trend stories and social media: Tips on modern journalism from Jennifer 8. Lee
She has a book, a brand and a journalism career that spans more than a decade, under her belt, but Jennifer 8. Lee (yes, 
isn’t a traditional, “Just the facts, ma’am” reporter. Instead, the New York City native looks for innovative ways to spread information and organize people, whether planning events for the Hacks/Hackers NYC group or giving away money through the Knight Foundation’s News Challenge. Continue reading
Posted in Blog posts on UPIU, Interviews, Social Media, Web
Tagged Davis Wiki, Ezetop, Hacks/Hackers, Jennifer 8 Lee, journalism innovation, Social Media, Ushahidi, Wikipedia
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Get paid to write for UPI.com!
Are you a journalism student? Do you want to work as a paid freelancer?UPI.com is looking for a few good stories! Every j-student who posts a story on UPIU has a shot at a UPI.com byline, but now UPIU is looking for stories that will be written specifically for UPI.com. Three students who pitch the best story ideas will be paid $100 each to write those stories. Continue reading
UPIU brings real-world journalism to the classroom
Share Professors: Want to motivate your journalism students? Help them get their work published. UPIU student contributors regularly get published not only at UPI.com, but by other national media as well. Just ask Geri Alumit Zeldes, assistant professor of journalism … Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Social Media, Source development, Story development, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged journalism, professional experience, professors, SEO, UPI, UPIU
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Get Involved: Find Events With Social Media [How to]
ShareThere are people on the other side of your screen and they want to network, teach and just plain party. Here’s a few tools to help you join in on the fun. Monitoring for events and activities can also provide … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Tips
Tagged Brightkite, Eventbrite, Events, facebook, Find Events, find parties, Foursquare, Get Involved, google, Google calendar, Google Groups, Gowalla, happy hour, How to, IRL, L-Soft, Meetup, Meetups, Monitor, parties, party, people, Plancast, social, Social Media, TwitterLocal
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Four-step social media strategy
ShareGlittering promises to transform you into a social media powerhouse overnight are scams. Focusing on a long-term method to grow your social media presence, though, is a good idea. Many groups, including college journalism outlets, are strategizing on the best … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Tips
Tagged active, be active, benefits, engage, facebook, google, google alerts, grow, hashtags, increasing followers, lazyfeed, media, MEGA, methods, Monitor, Social Media, strategy, twitter, university, university twitter strategy
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