One of my favorite things about working at NPR is that many of our foreign correspondents send out a daily email, describing what they’re thinking about covering and what’s going on where they live. The notes are light and personal and chock-full of information about their beat, and I find myself learning a lot about foreign affairs from my desk right here here in Washington D.C. — it’s like having a personal correspondent telling me what to look out for on a daily basis. We’ve been experimenting with how the foreign correspondents could and should be on social media. There are time zone questions — should they post for a local audience or a U.S. audience or both? — and security concerns that don’t affect many of our other journalists. But this week, several of our foreign correspondents experimented with making their internal daily notes public on Facebook. I’m really excited about this — and I think it’s a great example for the rest of our correspondents around the U.S. and globe. You can now follow: https://facebook/deb.amos?fref=ts (Middle East) https://facebook/emilyharrisnpr?fref=ts (Jerusalem) https://facebook/flangfitt?fref=ts (China) https://facebook/lulugnavarro (Brazil) https://facebook/carrie.kahn.94?fref=ts (Mexico) We’re going to experiment over the next few weeks with length and time of day — and medium as well. If you’re interested in one of these countries — or simply would like a personal, behind-the-scenes guide into foreign affairs — feel free to follow along. Over the next few weeks, I hope more of our international (and U.S.) correspondents will start sharing their daily notes as well. Mel
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:01:48 +0000
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