The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Monday, January 27, 2014

Last Days to Sign Up: Verifying Video and Working with Citizen Journalists, Webinar from Poynter's NewsU‏

Don't miss Tuesday's Webinar and learn how you can enhance your news with credible eyewitness video, photos and more.

Readers and viewers can play a valuable role in enriching your news coverage with eyewitness video, photos and more. Join us for Best Practices for Working with Citizen Journalists, and learn how you can work with audience contributors to get the content you want and build meaningful relationships with your contributors.

Join Daphne Sashin, a producer at CNN iReport, CNN's participatory journalism community of more than 1 million registered users, in this Webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
You will learn:

How to vet contributors and verify submissions

How to edit non-professional journalists

How to empower your audience to tell you what to cover

How to reward contributors so they come back

This Webinar is for reporters, writers, editors, producers, students, educators and anyone interested in working with citizens to enhance your news coverage.

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