Social media production tricks

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    • Download the presentationDownload

    Learn how to resize images to perfectly fit any format for a social channel using the Sprout Social Landscape image resizer.

    Links to tools: 

    Sprout Social Landscape image resizer: https://sproutsocial.com/landscape/

    Sprout Social image sizing guide: https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-image-sizes-guide/

    Spot the Troll: https://spotthetroll.org/

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    News values and judgment

    We tackle the fundamentals of what makes a story newsworthy, the essential practices of journalists and the shared values that differentiate journalism from other forms of content and storytelling.

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    • Conversational headlines

    Getting readers to tap your story starts ​with a headline that makes them a promise​.

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    • Using search trends to stay ahead of the curve

    Narrow parameters, create comparisons and overlays and discover what local audiences are looking for in real time.

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    • Reporting on the Census

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