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Using Social Media for Event Coverage

Using Social Media for Event Coverage. Adelyn Baxter ’13 The Daily Californian Social Media Manager. Our social media approach. Established the social media manager position last fall in order to regulate our approach Over 8,000 Facebook likes, 11,600 Twitter followers

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Using Social Media for Event Coverage

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  1. Using Social Media for Event Coverage AdelynBaxter ’13 The Daily Californian Social Media Manager

  2. Our social media approach • Established the social media manager position last fall in order to regulate our approach • Over 8,000 Facebook likes, 11,600 Twitter followers • Social media allows us to increase readership, encourages online mentality • Applications like bit.ly, Google and Facebook Analytics allow tracking + feedback for what works • Knowing audience’s social media habits is key • Helps that we’re the same generation as our readers, but still trial & error process

  3. Experimentation with Social Media • Constantly experimenting w/ ways to engage • Other methods of engaging readers: • Instagram contests • Crowdsourcingvia Twitter and Facebook • Do our best to live blog, tweet and sometimes Storify major events • Nov. 9th, Election 2012, Cal Football games and recently ASUC Divestment

  4. Election Night 2012 • Live blog saw nearly 5,000 pageviews throughout the night • About 300 viewers at its peak • Crowd sourced on Twitter • #berkvote to incorporate readers • Awarded 2013 CCMA for • Best Use of Social Media

  5. Lessons learned from election night • Have plan, but be flexible • Should have been prepared to fill, large gaps in election results • Maintaining focus Facebook and Twitter is great, but there’s so much more we could do • Instagram, SoundCloud, even Tumblr • Crowd sourcing • Something we really should explore more, excellent way to engage • Don’t overuse hashtags, keep it simple

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