5 Key Lessons That Journalists Learn From Twitter

Twitter is a great social media tool for journalists — but the fact is that the vast majority of the public doesn’t use Twitter for their news. The good news? Twitter actually teaches you valuable lessons that apply to journalism as a whole. Here are 5 broad lessons you can learn from your micro-messaging habits.

1. How to Grab People’s Attention. As a journalist, you will want to draw your audience into the story. This doesn’t necessarily mean sensationalizing — even if you are writing a rational, even-minded article you will want to advertise it with a good headline or caption.

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