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You Can’t Post That! Social Media Policies in Newsrooms

You Can’t Post That! Social Media Policies in Newsrooms

The use of social media by journalists raises new ethical and professional dilemmas. As a result, news outlets are implementing policies addressing what is and what is not permitted on social media platforms. Suzanne Lysak, associate professor of broadcast and

Anthony Adornato June 14, 2017August 4, 2021 Communications Research, Mobile Journalism, Social Media 1 Comment Read more

Social Media Policy Study Presented at AEJMC Conference

A Survey of Social Media Policies in U.S. Television Newsrooms, co-authored with Syracuse University journalism professor Suzanne Lysak, focuses on how the use of social media by journalists raises new ethical and professional dilemmas. As a result, news outlets are

Anthony Adornato August 15, 2015September 22, 2024 Communications Research, Journalism Education, Social Media No Comments Read more

Mobile & Social Media Journalism Tips Published on PBS MediaShift

In two articles written for PBS MediaShift, I discuss key elements of my Mobile and Social Media Journalism course at Ithaca College. In the first post, Teaching Students to Verify Social Media Content, I outline an in-class exercise, What’s The

Anthony Adornato August 9, 2015August 9, 2015 Digital Media and Journalism, Journalism Education, Social Media No Comments Read more

Social Media’s Impact on Editorial Decisions in TV News

My nationwide survey of news directors at network affiliate television stations explores the impact social media is having on editorial and production decisions related to newscasts. I recently presented the research paper in Montreal at the annual conference of the

Anthony Adornato August 17, 2014 Communications Research, Journalism Education, Social Media No Comments Read more

Social media study published in Electronic News journal

My solo-authored research paper, A Digital Juggling Act: New Media’s Impact on the Responsibilities of Local Television Reporters, was published in the Electronic News journal. The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard included the research in its monthly round-up of digital

Anthony Adornato March 23, 2014May 1, 2014 Communications Research, Digital Media and Journalism, Journalism Education, Social Media No Comments Read more

New Course: Mobile and Social Media Journalism

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Twitter. Facebook. Instagram. Vine. These are some of the social media tools altering how journalists do their jobs and how people consume news today. This semester I will be teaching a course I developed, mobile and social media journalism. My

Anthony Adornato January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 Digital Media and Journalism, Journalism Education, Multimedia Reporting, Social Media No Comments Read more

Verifying social media information

Verifying social media information

I recently presented “Too Good to Be True?” at the BEA (Broadcast Education Association) Ignite session in Las Vegas. BEA Ignite shares the best enterprise ideas for the classroom. You can view all the Ignite presentations here. This group exercise

Anthony Adornato April 11, 2013April 23, 2013 Digital Media and Journalism, Journalism Education, Multimedia Reporting, Social Media No Comments Read more

Improving your social media brand

There are a number of ways job seekers can improve their social media profiles to ensure they stand out (in a positive way!) to potential employers. I share the following tips with my students before they go on the job

Anthony Adornato January 11, 2013January 14, 2013 Journalism Education, Social Media No Comments Read more

New parents’ Facebook use not surprising

New parents’ Facebook use not surprising

A study published in the July 2012 issue of the journal Family Relations is the first to investigate new parents’ use of Facebook. The results are not all that surprising. If you spend even a small amount of time on

Anthony Adornato June 10, 2012June 10, 2012 Communications Research, Social Media No Comments Read more

Bloggers are journalists — in some cases

Thanks to the recent case involving a blogger who was ordered to pay $2.5 million to an investment firm she wrote about, the evolving debate about bloggers as journalists rages on. The judge in the case ruled Crystal Cox is

Anthony Adornato December 8, 2011June 3, 2012 Communications Research, Digital Media and Journalism, Journalism Education, Multimedia Reporting, Public Relations, Social Media No Comments Read more
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