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Social media and business journalism

KC Crain

KC Crain of Crain’s Detroit Business writes about the difficulties of social media in journalism.

Crain writes, “Crain Communications is a business-to-business media company with brands in many different parts of the world. We’ve been a trusted news organization for more than 100 years. Our employees are constantly working to build awareness for their direct business but also their own brands through social.

“In some media companies, journalists have been fired over controversial tweets that damage the medium’s reputation for objectivity. Some have resigned because they don’t want to be restrained from commenting or offering opinions.

“Credibility and objectivity are the core of our work at Crain. We work hard to make sure that the trust we’ve built with our audiences carries over to the social space.

“Navigating the ability to build and engage our growing audiences through social media while remaining a trusted, objective source of news and information is key.”

Read more here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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