Twitter 101 for Journalists- Cheat Sheet
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Tweeting Guidelines
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1. Confirm you are tweeting from the correct account.
2. Keep it to < 120 characters
3. Get others’ @usernames to mention in tweets. Ask for their “twitter name” or “twitter handle.”
4. Lead with the important info.
5. Finish with only one correct #hashtag
6. When tweeting from a shared account, finish the tweet with your initials, like this... ^DM (after the #hashtag.)
Tips
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1. The audience is different for each account.
2. Add value by tweeting the fun bits that wont be covered elsewhere.
3. If you make a factual mistake, just tweet again with a correction. (The twitterverse loves honesty)
4. If you begin a tweet with an @username, only followers of you and that person will see it. To hit all your followers, instead tweet “.@username says….”
5. Retain your own voice.
Examples

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