Jason Falls, social media educator, social media strategist and public relations professional, has been hanging out in Detroit for the past couple days. He graced us with his southern charm at a Tweetup at the Royal Oak Brewery Tuesday night.
Like many forward-thinking companies out there, traditional media organizations have found that integrating social media into their operations has its benefits. In just a few years, new media has allowed journalists and outlets to touch their respective audiences on a more frequent basis, extend the reach of their content and build new relationships.
Stephen Clark, WXYZ Channel 7 news anchor, country singer/songwriter and champion for the use of social media in the journalism world, shares his thoughts about Twitter in this guest post. Be sure to follow Stephen on Twitter and check out his blog.
Tweet Lost in the midst of all of the hootin’ ahd hollerin’ surrounding Jim Joyce’s blown call last night (see Tom’s post below if you need clarification) is an important lesson on how to handle a controversial issue. With the BP oil spill and discussions about how poorly they and their chief executive have handled [...]
Tweet The Anatomy of a Feeding Frenzy If you were anywhere near a sports fan, native Detroiter, highlight reel or Sportscenter broadcast, you now likely know that Detroit Tiger Armando Galarraga was robbed of an extremely rare perfect game (never before executed by a Detroit Tigers pitcher) by a blown call on the 27th out. [...]
