From Twitter's Headquarters, Data-Driven Best Practices For Journalists

SAN FRANCISCO — Every time I train a new reporter on how to use Tweetdeck or set up a Twitter account, I get the questions about “best practices.” You probably do, too, as you train your news staff. Sure, we can tell them to use hashtags and at-replies, but then you get the question of “Why?” because, of course, you’re training journalists. Now you have the why.

Twitter’s Mark Luckie (original founder of this blog) announced a few Twitter best practices for journalists at Twitter’s headquarters for journalists at the ONA conference.