Editing IslingtonNow’s Social Media channels

Editing IslingtonNow's Social Media channels
Week two of editing IslingtonNow‘s social media channels fell to me, Andrew. I explained about it in a bit of detail in an audioboo, posted whilst I was out doing more stories for the website. One thing I can say for definite is that it was a very busy, non-stop weekend and week. listen to ...

Social Media Editor for the Hackney Post: Week 1

Social Media Editor for the Hackney Post: Week 1
By Abby Young-Powell This week I have been Social Media Editor for the Hackney Post. It has been stimulating, hard work and a learning curve. Here is some of what I have learnt so far… Those who don’t know may (wrongly) assume that it’s an easy job, to Tweet for a living. So you’ve just ...

Social media at Islington Now: Week 1 of 3.

Social media at Islington Now: Week 1 of 3.
So, week one of Islington Now from the perspective of social media. Just to give it some context we started with 858 Twitter followers, 15 Likes on FB and a Klout of 12. We finished it with 959, 33 and 37 respectively. Islington is a social media-savvy borough. The population is young and it is ...

The Guardian’s TV advert shows how news now embraces social media

The Guardian's TV advert shows how news now embraces social media
The Guardian’s open news TV advert shows how The Three Little Pigs story would be covered in print and online. The video charts the news story after the little pigs hit the headlines for boiling the wolf alive. Conversation moves from print to the web as the issue is debated via Twitter and other social ...