How to cover breaking news on Twitter
3 min Best Practice
3 min Best Practice
Twitter is the fastest way to find out what's happening right now.
Twitter is the place where news breaks. Millions of people check Twitter to find out what’s happening in the world. By using all the great tools Twitter has to offer, newsrooms can break news faster and more efficiently, while reporters can enhance their stories using Twitter Advanced search and TweetDeck. Let's see how:
As the story develops and information is confirmed, be sure to Tweet the latest updates. Use relevant hashtags (for example, #breaking) and share what’s happening, taking advantage of the 280-character limit. If you’re reporting from the scene, shoot video or take photos on your phone and share them with your followers.
Share your fellow reporter's accounts and official government lists from main Twitter accounts. (But make sure all the users are verified accounts and, in the case of journalists, that they are trusted colleagues.)
#TheNewArrivals (HILO 1/12). 588 niños llegaron en patera a los costas españolas en 2016. A Europa, 33.000. Esta es la historia de Malick, un joven que llegó a España con 17 años para estudiar Economía. Hoy, el sistema que le acogió, le ha dejado solo 👇https://t.co/KYQrv8nVLU pic.twitter.com/O5Sb78E4YE
— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) February 6, 2018
HILO (1/18) | #DíaMundialdelSida. Así empezó todo: la prensa estadounidense lo mencionó por primera vez en 1981. EL PAÍS lo hizo un año más tarde, en agosto: "200 muertos en Estados Unidos por un mal desconocido" https://t.co/TTlXdqT5X7 pic.twitter.com/GMvDnLScYu
— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) December 1, 2017
BREAKING: A pedestrian bridge has collapsed at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, according to a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department https://t.co/x3bEZmzOeH
— CNN (@CNN) March 15, 2018
📺 DIRECTO | Informativo #14H con @ABRAVOGIL https://t.co/yxDAHs5ftl https://t.co/uNygkCSbLo
— 24h (@24h_tve) March 2, 2018
⚡️“Un solo Mosso abatió a cuatro de los terroristas de Cambrils”https://t.co/Ralrl6YbFI
— La Vanguardia (@LaVanguardia) August 18, 2017
Así avanzan las encuestas en México. Actualizo nuestro promedio (que lidera @lopezobrador_) y analizo el voto a segundas opciones (que beneficia a @RicardoAnayaC) https://t.co/OMqFbZxzvL
— Kiko Llaneras (@kikollan) March 2, 2018
Once news has broken, use Twitter to keep your audience informed in real time as the story unfolds. By Tweeting official updates, data, and more, you help your audience stay on top of the story.