Everyone is jumping on the social media bandwagon these days. From small, local shops to larger businesses, the realization that they are missing out on an important form of marketing has hit hard. As Ted Coine put it recently: “Businesses are going social by droves – some with gusto and aplomb; many others with no shortage of trepidation and struggle, but the word seems…
Warning: This is a rant. Almost every Twitter profile carries the word “writer” in the bio section. Why? Because it’s so easy being a writer. I assume the mental dialogue of such people runs something like this: All you have to do is, well, write. How hard could it be, right? Wrong. While it seems pertinent to mention the years I’ve spent working on…
Introduction – Digital Storytelling to Combat Violence Against Women from Rabab Khan
Journalists today need to be on social media simply because it is just another set of tools that is extremely useful in their work. Just like an audio recorder is very important when you go out to do an interview, social media, for journalists, can assist in performing their jobs more efficiently. Here’s my list of some of the best free ebooks that can help…
This is a presentation I did for a recent training that was organised for women journalists in Pakistan. The current presentation focused on the importance of social media, its history and how it is being used by the news industry. Introduction to Social Media for Journalists from Rabab Khan Top image by Sofiaperesoa (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
