7 Tips for High School Journalists on Snapchat
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Here is a presentation I did on some tips for having a stronger staff Snapchat account in the scholastic journalism world.
7 Tips for High School Journalists on Snapchat
- 1. SNAPCHAT Aaron Manfull s. aaronmanfull t. @manfull http:JEADigitalMedia.org t. @JEADigitalMedia.org Director of Student Media Francis Howell North High School Director Media Now Summer Camp (MediaNow.Press) Student Journalism and Media Literacy Fromm, Hall & Manfull
- 4. 2. TELL STORIES To reach your audience in a relevant way. @newyorkermag
- 5. 2. TELL STORIES Dip into your archives. @washingtonpost
- 7. 2. TELL STORIES Open. Provide context. Close it out. @washingtonpost
- 8. 2. TELL STORIES Tell the story of a sporting event. @washingtonpost
- 9. 3. CREATE GOOD CONTENT 10 Tips for Creating Good Content 1. Tell a story. Make sure you have a beginning, middle and end. This can all be done in one slide, one video or a series. 2. Make each snap count. Every one should have a purpose. 3. Work to keep stories around 90 seconds or less. 4. Dont follow people back. 5. Avoid mixing horizontal and vertical Snaps. 6. Dont assume your audience knows what youre talking about. 7. If youre going to cover a ballgame, cover the entire game. 8. Finish one story completely before you start the next. Dont mix stories together. 9. Dont just talk about school, become a part of the larger conversation going on (ie. New movies, iOS update, Twitter changes, etc.) 10. Be creative.
- 14. 4. CREATE A GEOFILTER snapchat.com/geofilters 5 Tips For Creating Geofilters 1. All Graphics Must Be 100% Original 2. No logos or trademarks 3. No photos or hashtags 4. Dont cover too much of the screen 5. Make it something people will want to use
- 17. 5. FOLLOW & STUDY GOOD SNAP ACCOUNTS Fallontonight AaronFPS OperaAmericano gma_abc mashable newyorkermag nprnews nytimes shonduras Techcrunch Huffpost Mountaindew Samsheffer usatodaysports Verge jabush washingtonpost
- 20. 6. HAVE SOME FUN
- 23. CHEAT SHEET http://goo.gl/TXCM6r SNAPCHAT Aaron Manfull s. aaronmanfull t. @manfull http:JEADigitalMedia.org t. @JEADigitalMedia.org Director of Student Media Francis Howell North High School Director Media Now Summer Camp (MediaNow.Press) Student Journalism and Media Literacy Fromm, Hall & Manfull
Editor's Notes
- #3: Do you want to add Storytelling that connects directly with your audience? just wondering if you need to share why storytelling with this instead of others.
- #4: Do you want to add Storytelling that connects directly with your audience? just wondering if you need to share why storytelling with this instead of others.
- #5: NOTE TO KATE: This is a video I would like playing when the slide comes up
- #24: Shows them how to do things; what the buttons mean; make a story, follow people, etc.