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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - building a Twitter community

January 5th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Events, Social media and blogging, Top tips for journalists
Twitter: Build up your Twitter community by searching for and following contacts you've met face-to-face at events. These people were interested in the same event as you so will be a useful addition to your network. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - advice on social media etiquette

December 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Top tips for journalists
Social Media: Mike Fruchter has an extensive list of tips for getting started in social media. Online etiquette and building your blog are just two areas of expert advice. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - making the most of your newsgathering

November 25th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Multimedia, Online Journalism, Top tips for journalists
Multimedia: make the most of interview recordings and images by publishing them, either on site, as part of an article or blog, or to a third party site like Flickr. Don't throw away work you've already done that provides background or context. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - turn off distractions

November 19th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Top tips for journalists, Training
Organisation: close your email, turn off twitter and mark your RSS items as read if new tasks are distracting you from completing your day's to do list. You'll find it a lot easier to concentrate on the job in hand. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - online editorial development

November 17th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Online Journalism, Top tips for journalists
Editorial development: setting up a website is the first step, but it's not just about filling it with any old content. Blogger Dosh Dosh offers their advice on the best content development strategies for online. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - what are readers looking for online?

October 28th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Search, Top tips for journalists
Keywords: Blogger Slewfootsnoop has created this post on the best ways to track the keywords people are using to find your website. Great way to find out more about what your readers are looking for in terms of content. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - online networking for freelancers

October 22nd, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Freelance, Top tips for journalists
Freelance: Blog Bootstrapper has compiled a handy list of 50 networking sites and organisations available to freelance workers, so get signed up and get schmoozing. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - tracking copies of your content online

October 9th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Top tips for journalists
Copyright: Why allow people to profit in traffic, and potentially revenue, from your content? Services like Copyscape analyse web content to check for duplication. And for a fee, they will do it all for you. Tipster: Laura Oliver. To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - convert RSS feeds to email newsletters

September 19th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Top tips for journalists
Distributing content: Use FeedBurner to convert RSS feeds into email format. That way users without a feed reader will still be able to subscribe to your updates. Tipster: Laura Oliver To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - trawl Facebook groups for local news

September 18th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in Top tips for journalists
Social networking: Local reporters - keep an eye on Facebook groups relating to your area. They are a source of news for events and local campaigns. Tipster: Laura Oliver To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. Full story...

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