A bit of background: About a week and a half ago, I finally earned my invite to try out Storify, a social media storytelling tool that allows you to combine tweets, Facebook posts, videos and more to tell effective stories.
One of my favorite simple examples of Storify’s use is Adam Schweigert’s story of Ted Williams, the homeless man who became an Internet sensation with his “golden” radio voice. Storify helps being a personal touch to many of the stories we tell because, sometimes, the way a story breaks on social media with the actual people involved is more effective than a reporter relaying the information all the time. Here’s a great example of a story told via Facebook posts.
Anyhow, to test out Storify and get a feel for its basic use, I compiled a search of tweets with the hashtag #partylikeajournalist. Hopefully, if you’re a journalist on Twitter, you know what that is by now. The things we do, the experiences we cover are those only a journalist can recall.
Without further ado…
Posted by Brian Manzullo at March 8, 2011
Journalism, Social Media