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The Humorous Backstage of News – Twitter Profile: RheinZeitung (first set)

This analysis is created according to a Case Study Template developed by students at the University of Washington.

(1) RheinZeitung is a German regional newspaper that uses Twitter both as an RSS of their news stories as well as to engage their readers through personal communication on several accounts!
Category: News Media

Update: Other Link added

RheinZeitung Twitter Profile (comment errors corrected)

RheinZeitung Twitter Profile (comment errors corrected)

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Twitter Profile Case Study – Mashable (preliminary)

This analysis is created according to a Case Study Template developed by students at the University of Washington.

Mashable stands out for its transparency, its customized profile page and the leading position in providing news on Twitter itself. Due to its role in Social Media, it cannot be ignored in a proper Best Practices list.

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Tweeting on the Next Level: Best Practices for Journalists, Businesses and Organizations

The Twitter Book

There are plenty of Twitter books out there. Many trying to make a quick buck from the Twitter hype.

What is lacking so far on the scene is serious help that brings people beyond the early stages.

At the University of Washington, Kathy Gill and her students in the “Twitter Class” are compiling a book not only on best practices, but also want to give examples for businesses and organizations. O course, the conversation is on Twitter (hashtag #uwtwtrbook). I spent Tuesday night in their class room, listening in on the conversation. (Full disclosure: I was Kathy’s student in a Digital Journalism class at UW on the Future of News spring quarter)

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