NewsTrain instructor Mandy Jenkins helps journalists use crowdsourcing for breaking news via social media and for projects via Google Forms. She also reviews different websites and tools helpful in searching social media for sources. Jenkins is editor of the open newsroom at Storyful. This presentation -- Using Social Media as a Powerful Reporting Tool -- was part of the Columbus, Ohio, NewsTrain on Sept. 20, 2014. Please see an associated handout: Using Social Media as a Powerful Reporting Tool. NewsTrain is a traveling workshop for journalists sponsored by Associated Press Media Editors. For more information, visit http://www.apme.com/?AboutNewsTrain