One of the first Autumn days gathered 60 media makers from 12 European countries in Belgrade, to discuss various angles of journalism in digital era, with all of its challenges and benefits.
First day of “Making Twitter Length News: media literacy in digital media” project kicked off with unwrapping basic reasons of usage of social networks with Anna Saraste (EYP), followed by group analysis of different purposes in this regard and specifying audiences – all of which defines what social networks will journalist use and in which ways.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn – too many social media sites… #DMLeyp
— Oskar Vitlif (@OskarVitlif) September 27, 2015
Social media are cheap and global, great source of information, it’s where your audience and peer group is #DMLeyp @youthpress #mediji
— Mladiinfo Montenegro (@MladiinfoMNE) September 27, 2015
#DMLeyp do you share content because it entertains you, makes you laugh? Or because you want to spread information?? #sharing — Anna Saraste (@AnnSaras) September 27, 2015
Afternoon session with Carl Fridh Kleberg (Expressen) dived deeper into fact checking and verification of information pitched online, an issue not only about accurate journalism but also protecting your sources:
“Social media is dead”said @FridhKleberg during #DMLeyp @youthpress pic.twitter.com/uPZQYLXeSp — Olivia Drost (@olivia_drost) September 27, 2015
Snapchat as a new media outlet? Hm… #DMLeyp
— Oskar Vitlif (@OskarVitlif) September 27, 2015
“With two step verification this wouldn’t have happened” @FridhKleberg #DMLeyp pic.twitter.com/MVRjSKnvEq
— Oskar Vitlif (@OskarVitlif) September 27, 2015
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