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How an update and a tweet brought new attention to a story

Posted in Digital First journalists at work, Twitter, tagged , , , on March 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Thanks to Lisa Fernandez of the San Jose Mercury News for sending along this example of an update and a tweet by editor Mike Frankel giving an extra boost to a story (lightly edited from Lisa’s email):

We’re all trying here at BANG (the Bay Area News Group) to figure out how to extend the life of a story. And then, voila. Something happened by happenstance today, that made a story dropping in clicks turn into the No. 1 “most read” story today.

On Monday, we wrote about a PayPal executive who was killed after he was struck by a train. Turns out he was suffering from bipolar II, and we had gotten a statement from his family. Colleague Mike Rosenberg wrote the first version, which ran online Monday evening and in the paper on Tuesday. (more…)

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Lisa Fernandez shares a crowdsourcing (or fetching) lesson

Posted in Digital First journalism, tagged , , , on January 17, 2012| 11 Comments »

I enjoy watching journalists grow and learn about our profession. I recounted last month how Lisa Fernandez of the San Jose Mercury News tried live-tweeting after a webinar I led on using Twitter to improve your journalism.

Lisa tweeted and emailed recently about another lesson she learned about engaging with the community:

https://twitter.com/#!/ljfernandez/status/147743824834334720

https://twitter.com/#!/ljfernandez/status/147743913741008896

Lisa’s email to me last week told the story: (more…)

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A first try at live-tweeting from the courtroom

Posted in Digital First Media, Twitter, tagged , , , , , , , on December 9, 2011| 15 Comments »

  1. In a webinar this week, I covered some basic Twitter techniques for journalists and mentioned live-tweeting trials and meetings as an example. Thursday, Lisa Fernandez of the San
    Jose Mercury News live-tweeted a sentencing for the first time:
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    Omar Siddiqui just arrived at federal courthouse in San Jose for sentencing.
    Lisa Fernandez
    December 8, 2011 11:18:33 AM EST
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    Fry’s exec cries twice when describing how Omar Siddiqui stole “$87 MILLION” from company during sentencing.
    Lisa Fernandez
    December 8, 2011 12:24:23 PM EST
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    Omar Siddiqui is very sick man, has no friends, has alienated himself from family, and will go to prison a broken man, attorney says.
    Lisa Fernandez
    December 8, 2011 12:27:05 PM EST
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    Omar Siddiqui declines chance to speak at his own sentencing hearing.
    Lisa Fernandez
    December 8, 2011 12:34:27 PM EST
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    Judge sentences Omar Siddiqui to six years in prison for kickback scheme at Fry’s.
    Lisa Fernandez
    December 8, 2011 12:47:28 PM EST
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    Omar Siddiqui takes off tie led to custody. Six years in prison for kickback scheme at Fry’s.
    Lisa Fernandez
    December 8, 2011 12:59:09 PM EST
  8. Lisa had written some A-matter before heading to the courtroom, and editor Patty Hannon updated with Lisa’s tweets. Later in the office, Lisa polished the story into a more “writerly” version. (more…)

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