Become a better social media communicator

February is a busy month in the media calendar. From the “Big Game” and Valentine’s Day, to the GRAMMYs and Oscars… it can be difficult

Tuning up your social strategy is a great way to kick off 2019. And the best way to start is by learning from those who

This week TVNewsCheck presented the inaugural “Social Media Excellence Awards” for both talent and TV Stations at their annual NewsTECHForum in New York City. As

Days after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit south-central Alaska, hundreds of aftershocks continued to roll through the state. As officials worked to restore infrastructure in

Here it comes gang, December. The November book is over, granted vacation requests are thinning the newsroom pool, and people in markets everywhere just aren’t

We’ve seen some great work from our friends at local newsrooms around the country who are using their influence to lend a helping hand this

Live video, all the major social networks have it, and audiences want it. According to a Livestream and New York Magazine survey, breaking news makes

BOO! We’ve seen so many fantastic Halloween ideas from local media and broadcast outlets that we wanted to round them up. While we can’t advise

Here we are again. Another year, another night of planning and preparation filled with live shots, result data entry and plenty of pizza! The election

Social media is great for brand building and despite significant algorithm changes on Facebook, it still drives significant traffic to the web. Yet some newsrooms

Sharpen your pencils, bust out the new backpacks, and get ready to head back to class! While there may be a few more weeks before

December is certainly one of the coziest months of the year, but it can be a challenge for content creators when half the staff is

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! We’re seeing some hilarious and engaging social posts making the rounds today from our friends in the news business. WCMH in Columbus

As news-people, we all have a pretty thick skin. But it’s hard to turn the other way when the audience you work so hard to

When it comes to success on social media, it begins with a digital-first mindset in the newsroom. One of the best ways to build this mindset

What does your social media footprint look like? You have your main brand page, maybe a separate weather page… What else? If you’re like most TV

We’re so close. We’re almost there. #Election2016 is almost over and we can start coverage of #Election2020. (Kidding! …Sort of.) Are you prepared? Here are

Social News Desk has confirmed through its Facebook Media Partnership that the current grace period for Branded Content posts which violate the new policy will

Ryan Loyd, a digital journalist at KSAT-TV in San Antonio, Texas, is covering both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in July. While he’s on

The Social News Desk Test Drive Team has been continuing to try out the new SND Dashboard and our developers have been taking notes from the

Big week for feedback in the Test Drive Team. The testers are putting the new SND Dashboard through its paces and finding a few bugs along

The Test Drive Team has spent a week using the beta version of the new SND Dashboard, and the development team is already learning a

This week has been exciting for our Test Drive Team – they officially jumped into the driver’s seat of the new SND Dashboard and are ready

Building the next generation of technology for Social News Desk is more like a marathon than a sprint. We’ve been working hard for more than 18

January can be a tough time for a social media manager. The weather is terrible, vacations are over, and all that’s left is to go

We have behind the scenes joke a Social News Desk…donut posts are HOT NOW. Only it’s not a joke. We’ve seen it more than a

Sports fans are nothing if not loyal. We always know Jill Josephson, SND’s VP of Business Development, will be burning her Tom Brady candle on game

As we prepare to stuff ourselves silly with Thanksgiving dinner, we’d like to take a moment to think about a few things social media managers