If you’re a journalist and you use social media, you’ll want to read this. And if you work for a news organization — from student media on up to the top markets, you’ll want to read this, too. According to…
A social media ethics code you can support
Tag: UGC
5 best practices for user-generated content
The AP’s Eric Carvin, Pro Publica’s Amanda Zamora and CNN iReport’s Katie Hawkins-Gaar pulled together some excellent advice for anyone hoping to do a better job with content contributed by the audience. In true UGC style, they crowdsourced many of…
What journalists can learn from CNN’s iReport
CNN’s iReport first launched in 2006 as a way to allow people from all around the world to contribute pictures and video of breaking news stories. According to the website, here’s how the unit’s producers handle submissions from a reported…