Using Twitter to Cover Live Events

When news is breaking or an important event is unfolding, people turn to Twitter for authoritative, trusted voices and real-time information and insights. In this session, content creators of all stripes will learn how to use Twitter to provide effective live coverage of news, sports, conferences, and other events.

For journalists, Twitter offers an opportunity to highlight information and points of view that might otherwise be excluded from regular news coverage. Twitter can also help users raise the profile of their live events, engage with their audiences, and/or strengthen their brand.

The presentation will feature numerous examples and explore tools and time-saving techniques that help users maximize output and audience engagement.

Who should take this training:
-Reporters interested in leveraging Twitter to cover live events
- Editors seeking a way to augment their regular coverage with live-tweeting
- Writers who want leverage live events to engage with audiences, participants, and observers