What is Instagram Creator Lab?
Creators can now build a community and share their experience on Creator Lab, a new portal launched by Instagram.
Month: March 2022
Reddit adds analytics for posts: is it time journalists to revisit the platform?
Here’s why journalists should pay attention to Reddit’s latest metrics update.
Top 10 data journalists of 2022
Data journalists can transform average stories into incredible ones: here are our favourite journalists using data to take their work to the next level.
New Twitter Features: Upcoming Twitter Updates and Features
Here’s a look at what’s in store for Twitter in 2022 and beyond.
What is Twitter For Professionals?
Twitter is allowing users to opt into a professional account via its “Twitter For Professionals”
TweetDeck could become a paid feature on Twitter Blue – here’s what it means for journalists
The go-to Twitter dashboard could soon be paywalled – but is it all bad?
What are Google Web Stories and how can journalists create them?
An introduction to Google’s new short-form content format.
Do you remember Sixdegrees.com? Pictures of social media platforms when they launched
May 2022 marks 25 years since the first social network, Sixdegrees.com, was launched in 1997. Take a step back in time with us to see what social platforms looked like when they first launched.
So if hashtags don’t help increase engagement on Instagram, what does?
Is this the end of hashtags?
How to make a viral Day in The Life TikTok
The Interhacktives team set out on a mission to go viral on TikTok with Day in The Life videos and we have some tips we picked up on the way.
How to use Twitter advanced search for Journalists
Finding the tweets you are looking for to write your article is easy if you
How to use Twitter Spaces for journalism
As one of the few new Twitter features to stick, journalists are using Twitter Spaces in some fascinating ways.
How TikTok is revolutionising war reporting
The Ukraine War has been dubbed “The First TikTok war”, but that’s not strictly true. Caolan Magee explains how previous conflicts unfolded on TikTok.
How to make a Twitter Moment for journalists
Twitter Moments have become a crucial part of many newsrooms’ social strategy – but how do you make an effective Moment? Here are a few tips
How to find news stories on TikTok
Everything you need to know about getting a TikTok exclusive
Top Ten TikTok Journalism Accounts To Follow In 2022
TikTok is a very valuable source to keep up to date with the news. Here are the Top Ten TikTok Journalism accounts to follow in 2022.
The war in Ukraine: what has been the best social media coverage?
The war in Ukraine has seen a lot of coverage on social media. But what has it shown us about how social media can be used in war reporting?
How to verify a photo – Google reverse image search
Don’t get caught out. Photo verification is easy and something that every journalist should know how to do…
BBC News launches on TikTok
BBC News said that it wanted to “to ensure our news is available to those who need it most, on the platforms where they are.”
New Social Media Platforms for Journalists in 2022
Social media usage is continually evolving, so it is valuable to journalists to try out new platforms. These are the platforms we recommend.