In this episode we speak to two experts about how best to use TikTok and why journalists need to know about it.
Dr Gavin Allen, digital journalism lecturer at the University of Cardiff, talks about why being an early adopter of new apps can be valuable for employability. And Neve Gordon-Farleigh, TikTok producer for JournoResources, discusses how to get the most out of the app and what kind of things to post as a journalist.
The Guests
Neve Gordon-Farleigh
Twitter @Neve_GF
Instagram @neve.gf
Podcast https://anchor.fm/uncanventional
TikTok @nevethejournalist
Gavin Allen
Twitter @Gavinallen
Website https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/1422775-allen-gavin
Resources
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/
JournoResources TikTok channel @journoresources
‘Should journalism schools teach TikTok?’ by Gavin Allen
Gavin’s student, Ffion Clarke using TikTok to bag a job
https://twitter.com/ffion_clarke/status/1301843144129077249
Journalists mentioned using TikTok:
@abbiedewhurst Weather presenter for the BBC
@Marcella Whittingale BBC Brighton newsreader/ journalist
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