Using Social Media for Journalism (podcast)

During our March photojournalism weekend workshop, I put several of our guest editors around a table and lead a series of conversations about the state of journalism. In the first, on using social media for journalism, I was joined by John Curry, Visuals Director for the Augusta Chronicle, Walt Stricklin, Director of Photogaphy for the Birmingham News, David Labelle, author and former photojournalism professor, Minla Shields, the former Senior Editor for Planning at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Mike Haskey, the Chief Photographer for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.

Here’s their take …

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(28:14)

My apologies for the digital noise – we learned to have everyone turn off their iPhones before the next recording.