Biography for Twitter

The author of the IJNET Oct 30, in social media, journalists - both beginners and professionals - can spend hours to improve their resume and portfolio with work examples, but often both ignore their Twizum or biographical data on their Twitter page. By doing so, they lose the opportunity to be more accessible in online search for potential employers, resources and other contacts.

In a recent post posted on the Poynter Online website, the journalism veteran Herbert Law proposed his advice on how to extract a maximum of characters that are allowed in the BIO field. Start with basic information. First of all, tell people about who you are and what you are doing. Demonstrate your ability to write. When writing any, even small, text that you post into public access, you should be guided by the book "Assosiated Press Stylebook" or any other guide in the style of writing that your news organization uses.

So, a demonstration of the ability to write short messages will help you take it seriously, ”says Lowe. Always consider your audience. Behave as a professional before potential employers. Show your individuality. And use all the characters. It is quite acceptable to indicate or mention an acceptable hobby or a hobby at the end of the story about yourself, ”Lowe writes.

Do not be distracted from the goal. Do not overdo it with creativity, uploading the photo and inventing the nickname for his page on Twitter, claims Low. Avoid pictures that could throw the shadow at you as a professional. Law advises, if possible, use his name and surname. When creating a nickname to people where they can find your work, a portfolio or page in Linkedin.

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