Why social media matters to journalists

Posted on September 25th, 2009 by Deb Wenger

I’ll be honest, I don’t really enjoy Facebook, Twitter or even LinkedIn. Often times keeping up with them feels like just one more chore. But, if you’re going to be a journalist, I think it’s inevitable that you’ll have to get plugged into the social media scene.
Consider these excerpts from a job description for an “Interactivity Editor” at Gannett:

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