Heres an excellent Nieman Journalism Lab deep-dive into using chat - TopicsExpress



          

Heres an excellent Nieman Journalism Lab deep-dive into using chat apps like WhatsApp and WeChat -- or mobile-first social networks -- for news. What do you think about the possibilities here? Of note: 1. Chat apps provide a way to reach audiences largely untapped by media so far: BBCs Trushar Barot sent multimedia election coverage straight to Indians phones via WhatsApp. 2. Reaching new audiences can improve reporting: BBC started reporting on new issues in South Africas election because Mxit users alerted BBC to their importance 3. The intimacy of chat apps encourages one-to-one communication and great user-generated reporting 4. Theyre important for countries which censor media: In China, independent journalists feel safer reporting to a relatively closed chat-app community rather than an open social network.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:16:39 +0000

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