Ways Journalists Can Use Pinterest

Pinterest is becoming the most visited social media website nowadays. Pinterest is a pin board which is online. It is very advantageous for journalists and bloggers because it gives those stories to tell, show their works to everybody and many more. It has more than 4 million users already during 2011 and is continuously growing as it becomes the talk of the town for many people now. If you want to show something like a favorite finds in the web, you can pin it on a themed board and display it for everyone to see. Like other social media site, you also need to sign up to fully participate in the web site.

Here are the seven ways in which journalists can benefit from using Pinterest:

1. One of the best benefits of the social media site is that you can be able to show or post your works or stories online. Many companies now have already been doing this to promote their stuff like USA Today showing gift ideas and TIME showing its weekly covers for their magazines. It is also a great way to share your stories online with other people.
2. You can find ideas for any trending stories that you may want to tackle or discuss for your journalism activity.
3. You can post pictures and videos in Pinterest to show everyone what is happening elsewhere. This is good if you want to show someone and you’re far away from the person. If you are a journalist, this is good to deliver fresh news through pictures and videos.
4. Since the site is picture based website, you can look for images if you want to your story to have an image.
5. Photojournalist can post and sell their works via Pinterest. Just put a price and the website where it can be purchased.
6. Pinterest can be an online storyboard. If you are trying to make a news story. You can create a storyboard either by using online images or posting your own pics and videos. You can also do research for your story project via Pinterest.
7. You can make your own story or magazine by getting fresh articles or stories and combining it with top pictures or images at Pinterest.