WAMU's Chris Chester and KBIA's Scott Pham share how they use Reddit to enhance their journalism.

1. Why
You
Should
Be
on
Reddit*
(like
WAMU
and
KBIA)
Chris
Chester,
WAMU
Sco1
Pham,
KBIA
Ki-­‐Min
Sung,
NPR
DS
*Reddit
is
a
social
news
and
entertainment
site
where
users
submit
content
such
as
links
and
photos;
other
users
then
comment
and/or
vote
the
submission
up
or
down,
which
is
used
to
rank
the
post
on
the
site's
pages
and
front
page.
Reddit
is
made-­‐up
of
subreddits,
which
are
communi>es
of
interests
created
by
users.
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explainer
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2. Chris
Chester
Web
producer
WAMU
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3. Workflow
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4. How
WAMU
uses
Reddit
Source
 Foster
discussions
 Forum
for
shareable
stories
 Accounts
(personal
vs.
staKon)

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5. WAMU

Reddit
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10. Reddit

WAMU
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13. Reddit

WAMU

Reddit
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16. Reddit

WAMU

Reddit
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17. Chris
Chester’s
ReddiqueCe
Dps
Don't
promote,
parKcipate.
 Read
the
rules
of
the
sub-­‐reddit
you
post
in,
and
adhere
to
them.
 Only
post
original
content.
 Make
sure
to
acknowledge
Reddit
when
you
use
it
as
a
source.

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18. ScoC
Pham
Digital
Content
Director
KBIA
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19. Workflow
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20. How
KBIA
uses
Reddit
Source
 Foster
discussions
 Forum
for
shareable
stories
 Accounts
(personal
vs.
staKon)

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22. Crowdsourced
topics
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30. ScoC
Pham’s
ReddiqueCe
Dps
Respond
to
comments,
upvote,
and
support
the
content
you
like.
 Write
your
posts
like
they're
your
best
headlines-­‐-­‐focus
on
the
most
exciKng
details.
 Some
things
will
just
fall
flat.
Learn
from
it,
it's
not
a
big
deal.
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31. n.pr/9-­‐types
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32. QuesDons?
@sco1pham
 @chrisBchester
 @callmeKi

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33. Next
week
from
NPR
DS
Editorial

How
to
Make
'Serious'
Stories
Shareable
on
Social
Media
Thursday,
November
14
1:00-­‐2:00pm
ET
Register
here:
h1ps://www3.gotomeeKng.com/register/122886246
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