Twitter tips for journalists

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    • Learn how to plan out a Twitter Thread, why Twitter Moments are important and get a refresher on the basics of the platform in this one-hour session led by Detroit Free Press Audience Editor Brian Manzullo.

    USA TODAY’s Audience and Operations Editor Felecia Wellington’s guide to Twitter: Spaces

    Buck County Courier-Times reporter Christopher Ullery’s template for creating a Twitter Thread

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