live tweeting

Whether attending in person, watching on tv, listening on the radio, or otherwise, students are required to live tweet two athletic events. These events can be any level, any league, any sport. Consider the following guidelines as you tweet:

• Use the class hashtag #comm3850ung for all tweets. Tweets not using this hashtag will not receive credit.
• Begin tweeting before the event begins to alert the class about the event details.
• Announce your live tweeting on the "events" channel of Slack so we can follow you and interact.
• Tweet throughout the event.
• Include a variety of multimedia -- images, gifs, screen grabs, etc. -- as appropriate.
• Include pertinent statistics and knowledge of the sport/team you are covering.

Consider your audience. Are you tweeting as a fan of the sport or someone who is working in sports information for a particular team? At least one of the events you tweet should convey this more professional mindset. What does that mean in terms of content, tone, etc.?

As audience members for these events, do consider following your peers as they tweet to provide feedback.