Monday, April 16

How Capital News Service Utilizes Social Media

Capital News Service is a student run news service stationed in the Phillip Merrill School of Journalism. It covers stories happening in the state of Maryland and Washington D.C. Capital News has developed connections with prestigious newspapers such as The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun. Despite the resources and distinguished reputation among journalism majors, it still has to develop its own identity and alert most of the student body at the University of Maryland of its existence. Sean Mussenden, the director of Capital News Service, says social media is the best way for it to advertise and reach out to students.




Three Ways Capital News Service Uses Social Media
Social media has become an unbelievable way to for people to connect. Capital News has found three specific ways to use this new development to their advantage in order to become more involved with their followers.

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Facebook vs. Twitter, Which Is More Important For Capital News?
Facebook and Twitter have distanced themselves as the two most important social media websites. Although both are very important, many would assume Twitter is more important to news-providers because of its power to inform its followers instantaneously. However, Sean believes otherwise.


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Youtube and Pinterest Are The Other Social Media Sites Used By Capital News
With many new social media websites emerging, it is interesting to see what the news world opinion is of their potential capabilities. Additionally, Sean points out how Youtube is under appreciated and ignored as a useful social media site. 


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2 comments:

Jack Rupple said...
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Jack Rupple said...

It was easy to tell that your post was going to be about athletes using social media, specifically Facebook and Twitter. I was a little confused by the for better or worse sections, I could not tell if you would discuss one side or both sides. After reading the post I was very satisfied. The writing went in the perfect order starting with the overall topic then discussing the sub-topics and finally coming to the conclusion that social media is going to stay in sports. It was well written because it was easy to understand and read and it was relevant to anyone that watches sports.

The media used was well executed. All of the graphics, images, and the video were effective in portraying the point. The video was not too long and the volume was fine while the background was not so boring as well. The story was interactive because there was media throughout it and the reader is never stuck with just text. This was a well executed article because the media was interactive and related to the story while the writing was clear and explained social media in the sports world.