12 social media tools for journalists

As social media has become an essential part of journalism, tools for searching, monitoring and curating content from around the web are increasingly part of a journalist’s day-to-day toolbox – both for newsgathering and engaging users.

At the next news:rewired conference on 23 July Sarah Marshall, social media editor EMEA at The Wall Street Journal, and Richard Moynihan, social media editor at The Telegraph, will lead a session on tools, tips and techniques for journalists using social media.

In the meantime, here are 12 social media tools that journalists can try:

Top tips and resources for creating powerful online video journalism

One of the sessions at news:rewired – media in motion will look at the latest trends in online video journalism. This post has links to inspire ahead of the conference

Social media tips by @newsleader: 9.30am on Wednesday 6 January

With just over a week to go until news:rewired, one of our multimedia speakers, Justin Kings, is helping us get ready with a day of tweeted tips. We’ll be posting them on this blog, and …

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Listen to his audio clip here:

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#newsrw: Ten tips for would-be online journalism entrepreneurs

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