These are a few of the most helpful tips I found to try to link my other personal social media to Lipstick and the Little Things:
The Mulin blog touches a lot on how journalism is changing. He talks about how we must teach our college students to go above and beyond just writing.
Mulin Blog
When writing about a story you must think of:
- the article
- audio
- video
- images
When posting on social media students must realize it is a much bigger outlet than they realize. You are posting for millions of people to see. It is best to research what is trending and what hashtags work best. It has been researched that there are nine types of stories our millennial age prefers to read. These are very useful tips to new bloggers like myself.
- Place explainers: What are the characteristics about this campus that the community takes pride in, but lesser known to outsiders or newcomers?
- Crowd pleasers: Anything that can make the community feel proud about – awards, achievements, milestones, etc.
- Curiosity stimulators: something unusual or geeky that ties to your local area.
- News explainers: For big campus news, other than “what happened,” write about why and how it happened, and its impact on the community.
- Feel-good smilers: Think “awww,” think “awesome,” think “hilarious.” Most of all, think positive: this category is made up of happy stories.
- Topical buzzers: A larger, ongoing regional or national topic/event that may affect this campus
- Awe inspiring images
- Proactive Controversies
- Major Breaking news
