This week we explore examples of how two newsrooms are using the social platforms Vine and Snapchat.
PART 1: Mashable + Vine
Mashable has heavily experimented with the 6-second video app Vine since the app launched in early 2013. Along the way Mashable received a Shorty Award for its work on the platform and, this summer, crossed the milestone of having 100,000 followers to its Vine account. Mashable Producer/Creative Jeff Petriello tells us how his team is using the platform to inspire creativity and to generate revenue.
Reporting by Allison Prang, Rachel Wise and Reuben Stern.
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Not yet familiar with Vine? Mashable offers a guide for beginners, which also identifies some typical formulas for Vine videos. The site also published a video of pro tips.
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PART 2: The Washington Post + Snapchat
Created to deliver private visual messages that automatically disappear, Snapchat is being used by news organizations to send information to audience members in a more personal way. Masuma Ahuja, national digital editor at The Washington Post, explains how her team is using the app to become like a good friend who helps people sound smarter.
Reporting by Allison Prang, Rachel Wise and Reuben Stern.
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The Post also experimented with using Snapchat live during the Super Bowl this year. Some of the lessons learned from that are explained in this piece from Nieman Journalism Lab.
Reuben Stern is the deputy director of the Futures Lab at the Reynolds Journalism Institute and host and co-producer of the weekly Futures Lab video update.
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