Posts Tagged Media

Connecting the Masses

Posted by Kristin in In the News on March 2, 2010

Though I wasn’t able to attend, I tuned in to the most recent MIMA event, where a large portion of the discussion focused on the future of mobile. Panelists argued that businesses and communicators need to prepare for the future – and the future is mobile.

I recently purchased a smart phone, and I wasn’t entirely convinced of the mobile-phenomenon until I read this article. To summarize: almost 1/3 of all Americans do not have access to Internet. Prevented by cost, location or necessary equipment, a significant portion of our country is cut off from an ever-growing means of communicating.

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Journalism AND Social Media

Posted by Kristin in Media on November 17, 2009

If anyone is keeping track, this is BY FAR the fastest blog post I have ever put together – so please keep that in mind as you read.

After returning to my desk from a delicious lunch, which included Davanni’s pizza, it was pointed out to me by @ellejam that I was quoted in a tech story on CNN in a tweet that included a link. To be honest, my first thought was spam – but curiosity got the best of me. So I checked and it was true! Sort of…

In case you didn’t see the story, here is a link and a screen capture:

Unfriend on CNN

As you can see by my stellar editing, my tweet was used in a CNN story – sans my name.

To provide the proper evidence, I give you – my tweet:

CNN_Tweet

My feeling of complete surprise and excitement from being on CNN.com (I mean, how cool is that?) is slightly diminished with the absence of my name. I know it’s my tweet, my followers know it’s my tweet, so why couldn’t CNN properly quote me?

So my question is this: What are the journalistic standards for attribution when referencing a quote/update/post from a user on social media? I am sure I am not the first social media user to experience this, so what are the expectations? Should journalists be including user names into stories when they quote a source, even if that source was found on Twitter?

Thoughts?

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What about my Friends

Posted by Kristin in Media on November 2, 2009

A few weeks ago, I traveled to New York City to visit a good friend from high school who had recently moved. I used the time in transit to catch up on my favorite magazines, including Cosmopolitan and Glamour. Flipping through the articles, quizzes and photos, I was reminded of a conversation I had months ago with a co-worker: why don’t the leading women’s magazines feature any content on friendships?

In the past six years, I have said tearful goodbyes to my best friends since middle school as we moved on to college, and then watched reluctantly as my sorority sisters slowly spread across the country following college graduation. Visits are becoming more and more infrequent, scheduling phone calls is increasingly difficult.

So, where are the articles on maintaining friendships over long-distances and many years? A scan of the women’s magazines in my apartment shows the content largely falls into the following categories:

  • Men
  • Sex
  • Career
  • Fitness
  • Beauty
  • Fashion

I don’t think I’m alone in wanting advice on how to maintain and continue to grow my friendships. Here’s my call for Cosmopolitan, Glamour and all other women’s interest magazines to recognize the importance of friendship with other women… that is, when they are finished with “Mind Tricks that Melt Pounds” and “The Silent Clue Men give off when they’re in Love.”

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