Journalists use RSS to track rivals, news, tweets & other info
Interviewed several journalists about how they use RSS for research and reporting and wrote about tips for keeping on top of a beat using RSS.
Journalists use RSS to track rivals, news, tweets & other info
RSS is an incredibly useful way for journalists to keep track of beats by watching what is being published online, whether on news sites, blogs, Twitter, saved Google search terms, etc.
I spoke to three journalists about how they use RSS for research and reporting. They also each gave one really good tip for diving into RSS.
Published: December 1, 2009
Publication: Beatblogging.org, a blog about how journalists can use social networks and other Web tools to improve beat reporting.
Skills: Reporting, Writing
Medium: Text