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LinkedIn is a reporter's dream : Lawyers should be answering posted questions

By Kevin OKeefe

Mark Ragan, CEO of Ragan Communications and former D.C. based journalist, shares with business communication expert, Shel Holtz, LinkedIn?s usefulness to journalists (or anybody else researching a story): LinkedIn is a reporter?s dream. As a journalist, I can put a network of dream sources together. Then, when I?m facing a breaking story, I can post a question, ask for expert comment and then weave those comments into my story. And what makes Linked In a gold mine for reporters is that you can choose a category of expertise based on the story you are writing and post that question to those members as well as your connections. All of this can be done in a matter of minutes. I got my first comment minutes after I posted the question. I also received comments from experts I never would have known--lawyers, HR professional and PR experts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on April 03, 2008 (boomark / email).