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WorksheetsSocial Media & Digital Tools
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What has been the effect of social media on traditional media companies?
Social media have changed the way people consume news.
Social media allow you to break news in real time.
Social media allow a two-way conversation between readers and journalists.
All of the above.
How can journalists use social media?
To find more Facebook friends.
As a reporting tool to find witnesses, sources and images
To meet new people
To keep up with what’s going on at the office
Which social media service should you use?
a. Facebook; it’s the biggest
b. Twitter; it does news best.
c. Instagram; it has the best photos
d. The social media service that is used by your audience
4. Which of these Facebook features is NOT an advantage for journalists?
a. Facebook is the largest English language social media company in the world
b. Facebook’s personalized news feed tailors the stories users see
c. Facebook’s design allows for longer stories
d. Facebook tools allow you to embed photos and video easily
5. Why should journalists use Twitter?
a. Because of Twitter’s ease of use, it has become the place to share breaking news
b. Because Twitter posts are so short they are like headlines
c. Because Twitter is shorter, your tweets won’t get lost
d. Because Twitter is free
6. You can trust what you read on Twitter because so many journalists use it.
True
b. False
7. What are Hootsuite and Tweetdeck?
a. Social media services in Europe
b. Twitter card games
c. Twitter management tools
d. None of the above
8. You and your classmates want to find a good tool to communicate in real-time about the progress of projects you’re working on. Which productivity tool is likely to be the most useful?
Slack
Trello
Google Sheets
Tik Tok
9. Budget cuts have befallen your school district, and the superintendent says you need to move your student newspaper into an online-only publication. Which of the following programs should you choose to publish a digital version of your paper?
WordPress
Slack
10. True or false: Blogger is sometimes seen as a superior product because of its easy integration with other Google products.
True
False
