This section covers:

• Twitter lists (public and private) and how to make and find them
• Using Tweetdeck effectively
• Facebook Interest Lists and Groups
• Tools for getting organised (free and paid)
• IFTTT (If This Then That)

N.B. This symbol ✳️ means the tool is free!

This is the first section for…

This section covers:

How to find images and video from a specific location:

• Direct from Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites
• Using free and paid tools
• The ethics and crediting of eyewitness media

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Ethics and crediting

I’m putting this first because it’s important…

This section covers:

• Fake accounts
• Verifying images
• Verifying video
• More resources

Update: The US election in November 2016 and the debate around fake news has thrown a huge spotlight on this important area. For more reading and the latest updates, check First Draft News.

One of the most important things…

This section covers:

• Advanced search on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit to find interviewees, story ideas and for research
• Tracking people down via their social media accounts

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✳️ Facebook Signal

Update: Facebook Signal has closed down, so these links no longer work unfortunately…

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This section covers:

• How to find out what’s trending — on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Google, and Reddit
• What’s the best hashtag to use?
• Who shared this story?

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The last couple of years have seen an explosion in tools and interest…

Here are a few places I’d recommend you go for more on social media and news.

✳️ First Draft News has rapidly emerged as the go-to place for everything to do with verification and ethics. It pulls together articles, guides, case studies and online training courses from many of the…

** This is preview of what’s to come in The Social Media Reporter — a guide to using social media for newsgathering. It will be up-and-running soon. If you’d like to like to be alerted when it’s ready, please send me an email at cordeliaheb@gmail.com …