Neal Mann
is social media editor at The Wall Street Journal. Twitter: @fieldproducer
Blog posts in total 3
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How journalists can end up spreading rumours on social media
There's no doubt Twitter is a fantastic forum for breaking news. By following the right journalists you can get news as it happens, in any field you're interested in. And when news breaks on Twitter it can spread like wildfire, as people around the world tap the retweet button on mobiles, comput...
The new journalism is working with 2,000 sources
The days of a journalist just being a face on a TV screen, voice on the radio, or a name on the page, have ended: we now have to be a part of the conversation.
#bbcsms: The new journalism is working with 2,000 sources
Since I started at Sky News in 2009, I've worked as a field producer and deputy news editor on a wide range of national and international stories. Both roles need all of the traditional journalism skills: the ability to stand up and break stories, to hit the phones, knock on doors and talk to pe...
