2. Blog feedback
● Sources - show your working, never assume anything
● Linking - do it properly
● Think style - check the styleguide if not sure
● Think journalism
● Remember to focus on issues and people
○ Write about real people and real stories
● REGULARITY IS IMPORTANT
3. 1. Identifying events to cover
Your network might be interested in a range of types of
events, for example:
● Conferences, unconferences, awards, annual meetings and
other gatherings
● Meetups, tweetups, reunions, pub socials, carnivals, gigs and
similar events
● Committees, hearings, votes, inquests, council meetings on
relevant issues
● Demonstrations, protests, fundraisers, petition-gathering days,
etc.
● Any other occasion where a group of people gather to do
something which is of interest to - or will have an impact on -
your community
4. TASK 1 - 10 minutes
Think of an event you'll cover for your
community
● Meetup.com
● http://upcoming.yahoo.com/
● http://www.eventbrite.com/
● Lanyrd.com
● http://www.myspace.com/events
● http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm
● http://www.last.fm/events
● Think about networks - what are your audience doing?
● Could you organise one yourself?
5. Live reporting tools
1. Liveblogging
● Constant updates (same page)
○ e.g. Guardian.co.uk Andrew Sparrow
● Liveblogging tools (using livereporting software)
○ CoveritLive
○ See FT.com's Markets Live chat
● Live tweets (using mobile phones, laptops w/ 3G)
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9. 2. Mobile
● Live video/audio apps
○ Bambuser
○ Qik
○ Smartphone video and upload
○ Audioboo
○ Soundcloud
● Live content apps
○ Wordpress
○ Posterous (check out autoposting)
○ Facebook
○ Tumblr
10. 3. Maps
-- Good to demonstrate a developing story/situation
-- Make sure it's live and published BEFORE the event
-- You can update as you go.
11. Divide up the tasks
1. Write a pre-event post
-- Tell your readers what's happening when
-- Does it need MORE THAN ONE post?
2. Set up the reporting tools (or at least plan them)
-- Mobile video, reporting, tweeting - are you sorted?
-- Maps?
3. Tune in the social channels the event will feed into
-- Social networks, event sites, forums -- are you tuned in?
GO DO NOW - 30 minutes
12. After the event
What happens now?
● Round-up post
● All your pics, media go online
● Plans for the next one?
● What connections can you make as journalists?
○ Who can you interview?
○ What stories did you find?
13. Event checklist
● Technology
○ Is your PC/Macbook fully charged? Do you have a power lead?
○ Is your smartphone fully charged?
○ Is your camera/recorder fully charged?
○ Do you know if the venue has powerpoints?
○ Do you have microphone (with batteries), tripod?
● Network
○ Does the venue have wifi? Is it encrypted? What's the password? ASK!
○ If not, is there 3G coverage?
○ Do you have a functioning 3G dongle (good for outside work)?
● Content
○ Who is speaking/taking part? You need biog details to hand (as a tab on your
web browser)
○ What is happening? You need instant access to a schedule (e.g. court
proceedings or a conference)
○ Is there a video livestream? Have the link/html code to hand.
○ Ready your ARCHIVED stories - if you need to link/refer back to previous
coverage
