This document summarizes and analyzes Brian Stelter's article "What I Learned in Joplin" about using social media for disaster reporting. It discusses how Stelter used Twitter to report from the scene of the 2011 Joplin tornado in real-time by taking photos and sending short updates as cell service allowed. It also notes that while Twitter was useful for initial on-the-ground updates, Stelter was later able to file more complete stories on the New York Times website once he had a more stable internet connection. The document examines lessons for using social media as a reporting tool and revisiting early tweets to create stronger long-form reporting.

1. Why I Am Adding Brian Stelter’s “What I Learned in Joplin” to My Course Reading? 29 Sep, 2011 Yilin Zhang, MyunggoonChoi

2. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media 29 Sep, 2011 Yilin Zhang, MyunggoonChoi

3. <Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.

4. <Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard

5. <Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.

6. <Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.

8. <Source> Brian Stelter’s Homepage

9. <Source> The Blog of Mark Berkey-Gerard, What I Learned in Joplin.

10. Joplin <Source> Google Map - Joplin

11. Tornado in Joplin

12. Tornado in Joplin

13. Tornado in Joplin

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16. <Source> Brian Stelter’s Twitter

17. <Source> Instagram

18. <Source> Braian’s Instagram

19. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media It’s About Reporting Old Advicefor New Media Reporting Using Social Mediaas a Reporting Tool Revisiting Tweets to Create a Stronger Story

20. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media It’s About Reporting

21. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media Old Advicefor New Media Reporting

22. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media Using Social Mediaas a Reporting Tool

23. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media Ex01. Brain Stelter’s tweet 1 I parked a block from the south side of the hospital and approached on foot, taking as many pictures as possible, knowing I’d need them later to remember what I was seeing.

24. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media Ex02. Brain Stelter’s tweet 2 I started trying to tweet everything I saw — the search of the rubble pile, the sounds coming from the hospital, the dazed look on peoples’ faces. Some of the texts didn’t send, but most did. Practically speaking, text messages were my only way to relay information.

25. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media RevisitingTweets to Create a Stronger Story

26. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media * The limits of storytelling of social media I believe it’s true that ‘my best reporting was on Twitter,’ but only up until a certain point on Monday, probably around 11 p.m. local time. After that point, with a more stable Internet connection, I was able to file complete stories for NYTimes.com, not just chunks of copy.

27. <Source> New York Times

28. The Conditions of Journalism using Social Media It’s About Reporting Old Advicefor New Media Reporting Using Social Mediaas a Reporting Tool Revisiting Tweets to Create a Stronger Story

29. Q & A

30. Thank you Yilin Zhang, MyunggoonChoi