Beatblogging.org is an initiative of NewAssignment.Net. It looks at how journalists can use social networks and other Web tools to improve beat reporting, with an empahsis on “pushing the practice” and spotlighting innovation.Beatblogging.org highlights innovative beat reporters who are on our nominees list. The best of the nominees make our weekly Leaderboard feature.We look at the latest tools and trends and how they can help reporters do a better job tracking their beat. We find real-world examples of social media helping journalists improve their beat reporting. Our podcast interviews feature journalists who are pushing the practice. We ask them what works and what doesn’t. We are constantly trying to determine what is the return on investment for putting time into social media.
This screencast goes over advanced uses of search.twitter.com. If you're on Twitter, you owe it to yourself to understand and utilize search.twitter.com.
This video uses Google Reader to explain how RSS can be a powerful reporting tool.
In this video, I show you how I go about using Twitter for journalism. Twiter has become a very important reporting tool for many journalists, because of its crowd sourcing and search capabilities.