These are often indicated by a hash mark "#" before the person posts something on their social media page. You can follow breaking news and see how it is affecting the public.
 People use their cell phones and cameras to document news as it happens. You can employ older research techniques to track down these accounts, and get your news straight from eye-witnesses.
 At 1 time, newspapers may have written editorials or readers would have written letters to the editor of the paper. Now, almost anyone can write a comment on your piece.


In many cases, the more comments that you get on your article, the more in tune it is with what is important to readers today. It is important to have a good Internet moderator, to ensure inappropriate comments are removed so your article can be shared.
 Although most people research their information on wikipedia, it is important for a journalist to pay to access professional or scientific journals, top quality encyclopedias, census material and more. Do not cut corners on citing sources or researching online databases.


There is a reason many top-quality sources make you pay or have subscriptions. They understand the value of good quality information. You may be able to expense it as part of your business costs.
 You can post your work or put links to it. Blogging about writing or journalism on your website may make you a more marketable journalist.
 Gather video sources or photos as well as first hand accounts. Journalism is changing, which means that you can be at the forefront of a new way to deliver news online.
Create Twitter and Facebook accounts to stay in touch with the "trending topics.",
Take advantage of the rise in the number of first-hand accounts.
Embrace the "comments" section of your digital articles.
Pay to have access to top-quality sources.
Create your own website that promotes your work.
Be creative in how you deliver the news.
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