I very much like this advice to journalists from @Sulliview (with one quibble): http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/publiceditor/2015/05/01/everything-i-know-about-journalism-in-395-words/?referrer= …
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My only quibble is her note of social media: "It’s a tool, not an end in itself." I think the word "tool" is limiting, though I get her pt.
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I would simplify that
@Sulliview advice to: "It’s a medium, or platform, not an end in itself." -
I think treating social as merely a tool will cause a young journalist to miss out on advantages that are unique to social. It can be ...
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... and is the primary home for some folks' work, & those people have played very important roles at times. Social is more than just a tool.
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@pnuts_mama Well, no. Some people do their jobs for the money & because they're good at it, & that's it. The job itself isn't key to them. -
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@pnuts_mama I mean there are lots of jobs that people are in for the money, aren't there? -
@pnuts_mama But, in general: While that piece of her advice applies to many, it certainly *is* good advice to journalists. -
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