get engaged! jea/nspa boston 2013

Get Engaged!

Logan Aimone, MJESCHOOL NEWSPAPERS ONLINE

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Wednesday, November 13, 13

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You might have a website, but you still need people to clickand to read the content.


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Referral traffic is becoming increasingly common.


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What are the sources of website visits?

Direct: Those who type in a URL or click from your websiteSearch: Those who find your stories via a search engineReferral: Those who click on a link via social media


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It’s now a two-way conversation.Be comfortable knowingyou won’t control it.


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Know what to use.Use the social networks your audience uses.

Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, etc.

You don’t have to be on every social medium.Pick what you can do well.

Know the audience of the social medium.


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Know when to use it.Share when your audience is online -- probably not during school. It might be between 9 and 10 p.m.

Don’t cross post. Craft your message for each social site individually.

Tweet at (or tag) people who are in quoted in the story you wrote or picture you posted.


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Know what’s a waste.Don’t feel compelled to put your Twitter feed on your website. Or your Instagram feed.

Both of these are best experienced in their native apps.Don’t use autoposters.


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Social media are reporting tools, too.Learn to search and listen — monitor what your audience is discussing. Try HootSuite or TweetDeck to monitor accounts.You might report news on Facebook or Twitter and not even have a story on your site for it. That’s OK.


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Broaden the conversation.Reporters should promote their own content, especially on Facebook through their own profiles.Engage your audience, have conversations.Tweet back.


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Promote carefully.Push the process, not just the final product.Push stories selectively.Don’t push the fact that you uploaded 17 stories.

Be selective and space them out.Look at Google Analytics to see what is driving traffic.

Use that social network more. It’s working.


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How does social mediafit in class?


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Advisers (and editors) must:Understand the brand and importance of reputation and the news organization’s credibility.Set expectations and train students to meet expectations.Give them the talk before you give them the access.Allow students to earn the responsibility.Have consequences if the expectations aren’t met.


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What about grading?Is social media participation part of the grade?Is it “extra”?Determine how use of social media fits in the objectives and how it will be assessed.


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Create job of a Social Media Editor.Calendar maintenance and coordinating postsEstablishing and revising expectationsExploring new platformsUpholding the standard

This person has to “get” it and know what workson Social Media.


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Other considerations in class:Address expectations, policies and job descriptions in your staff manual.See who is following you. Would you say this to the principal’s face? He or she is following you.It’s OK to start small and evolve.

Start with students promoting via their own accounts.


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Each social media platformhas its benefits.


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Tips for using TwitterHave separate Twitter accounts for news/general and sports to live-tweet games without annoying readers.Tweet creatively. Funny or interesting tweets get readers.Develop consistent hashtags.Engage readers in a conversation.Retweet from personal accounts.Follow every single student.


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Tips for using InstagramFaces are more interesting than food.Reveal behind the scenes. Promote your staff and its culture.You can get away with fun, posed pictures.Capture the spirit of a moment at your school.Use hashtags to ask for more photos of a school moment.Follow every single student in your school.


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Tips for using FacebookUse tags to get your followers to notice your postsPay attention to how your post looks (link, thumbnail, teaser) — avoid double links.Longer posts (4-5 lines), photos, links and asking a question increase engagement.Research and best practices: Facebook.com/journalists


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Tips for using RedditPost the stories on topics beyond your school walls.Post stories where your school is the news.Sub-Reddits exist on certain topics.Find a nerdy kid to tell you want to do.


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Tips for using Google+Yes, roll your eyes, but…Share here and your rankings in Google search will go up.


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Tips for using LinkedInStudents could have portfolios since the network is now open to anyone above age 14.Use the network to find sources.


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Tips for using Tumblr, Vine, Pinterest**And whatever is next.Kik?Snapchat?People scoffed at Twitter at first, too.Monitor student use for trends and stories.Get submissions from audience.


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Use social media effectively for both reporting and promoting.


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Simple strategies can helpyou be more effective.


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Experiment and find whatworks with your audience.


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Engage them.


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Enjoy the conversation.Don’t try to control it.


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Have fun.


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