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2016 in Review
It is late December and as I’ve done for several years I’ve been reviewing what I’ve achieved throughout the past year. For a year that has been difficult personally for many I know (and with the loss of so many important icons), I have to admit I’m looking forward to waving goodbye to 2016 in a few days. However, it has been a good year in other … [Read more...] about 2016 in Review
Research snapshot: Social media in crisis reporting
This week I was invited to share insights from my PhD research at the UTAS School of Social Sciences Work in Progress day. My PhD project looks at how social media texts produced by members of the public have impacted journalistic practice within the context of crisis reporting. To do this I analysed how social media texts were used as news sources in newspaper … [Read more...] about Research snapshot: Social media in crisis reporting
PR Tips from Seven Years of Newsletters
As I wrote last month, I’ve been working for myself for 10 years and seven years ago I started appearing in your inbox every month. I thought it fitting to review the 360 posts on the Strawberry Communications blog to share some of the key articles I’ve written in that time (plus two bonus posts pre newsletter that I thought you’d like). Here you’ll find tips on … [Read more...] about PR Tips from Seven Years of Newsletters
Guest post: 5 Tools That Will Boost Your Social Media Marketing
This is a guest post by Lisa Michaels. Social media management for businesses requires more effort than it might at first seem. In order to keep your audience engaged, you always need to have new content and activities available. Generating new ideas and publishing content, however, requires almost endless creativity and diligence. Online tools for social media management … [Read more...] about Guest post: 5 Tools That Will Boost Your Social Media Marketing
