<blockquote>Today in an e-mail from Twitter’s PR team, the company introduced <a href="http://media.twitter.com/newsrooms" target="_blank">Twitter for Newsrooms</a> (#TfN), a compelling resource akin to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/journalists" target="_blank">Facebook for Journalists</a> that will help optimize the platform’s reporting potential. The guide contains four sections, #report, #engage, #publish and #extra, each with a variety of best practices geared towards streamlining Twitter reporting and making Twitter a more efficient journalism tool. While much of the information won’t ring fresh for reporters already knee-deep in social media sourcing, it’s a comprehensive and helpful resource for journalists of all levels hoping to gain some insight into Twitter’s potential for journalists. So what does the new guide include?

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<strong>#Report</strong> “A <a href="http://media.twitter.com/newsrooms/report" target="_blank">suite</a> of search tools that allow you and your colleagues to search as much as you need to.”<strong> </strong>

<strong>#Engage</strong> “<a href="http://media.twitter.com/newsrooms/engage" target="_blank">Examples</a> of journalists using Twitter to improve the way they connect with audiences, share news and, through it all, build deeper and broader communities.”<strong> </strong>

<strong>#Publish</strong> <a href="http://media.twitter.com/newsrooms/publish" target="_blank">Tools</a> that enable you to “connect tweets to actions.”

<strong>#Extra</strong> Helpful <a href="http://media.twitter.com/newsrooms/extra" target="_blank">links</a> to Twitter blogs, Twitter in other languages and a variety of other resources." <strong>Source</strong>:  <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/twitter-announces-twitter-for-newsrooms-a-best-practices-guide-for-journalists_b4988" target="_blank">Mediabistro</a>

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