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Using Facebook

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Tips on how journalists can use Facebook to enhance their reporting and source for more contents, story ideas and more eye witness accounts.

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Facebook Tips

For Reporting

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Tip 1
Set up a professional Page on Facebook using a professional Profile picture and cover Picture.

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Profile Picture

Use a professional headshot from shoulders up for

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Cover Photo

Use your office background as your

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Breaking News

TIP 2: USe your Facebook Page to share

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Make sure your breaking news is verified. By putting it on Facebook you are likely to get eye witness accounts that will add to your story later on.

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Tip 3: Keep your readers

Constantly updated as the story develops

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develop

Tip 4: Share photos and videos of events as they

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Tip 5: Start a conversation

Engage your community of readers by asking them questions, get to know them.

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Tip 6: Enable Partcipatory Journalism
Engage your readers as they are a powerful network of sources that can help you gather information and content for stories you are reporting.

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Tip 7: Source Commentary from your readers about a news event.

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