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How Social Media is Changing News

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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How social media is changing news

Mandy Jenkins      @mjenkins
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How did this whole social media thing get started?

1997: Blogging Begins,
AOL IM launches

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2002: Friendster opens to the public

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2003: Myspace and LinkedIn launch

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2004: Facebook, Flickr and Digg launch

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2005: Youtube begins

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2006: Twitter launches

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What has all of this done to the media industry?

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Blogs made it possible for anyone to be a publisher

Social Media amplified the voices of regular people

Anywhere and everywhere

Publishers of all sizes can reach readers

Social MEdia Drove New media giants

Using social media to reach the unreachable

ComPanies and Brands Can ByPass Media

social networks want to be their own publishers

Social media is changing how people get news in the U.s.

Social media has forced media to adapt

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Participatory Journalism

Crowdsourcing, partnerships, UGC
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We know more about readers than ever before

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Experimenting to reach new audiences

Journalists can build their individual brands

Walls are coming down

NEwsrooms are changing too

Newsrooms need digital skills

Web producers, designers, programmers
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Everyone wants explainers

More jobs in interactive design and data journalism

Data is Gaining a Foothold in India

Growing roles for those with social media skills

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Cuts have hit U.S. newsrooms hard

Huge opportunities for digital journalists

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How can you take advantage?

  • Learn digital & traditional skills
  • Study code & computer science
  • Specialize in multimedia
  • Learn social media strategy
  • Embrace visual arts & design

Not just for the young

Anyone can adapt and learn
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The changing will never stop

So we can't either
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Citizen journalism puts us Closer