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VidSpark

VidSpark is a program I led at The Poynter Institute in collaboration with the Google News Initiative to bring local news to younger audiences through social media video.

After a year of working with three local newsrooms, I led the production of a the VidSpark Playbook for Social Video Strategy, a series of videos and articles with best practices for newsrooms creating social video series.

I hosted, executive produced, and co-wrote these videos, which published in Jan, 2021.

VidSpark: Social Video Strategy to Energize Local News

An overview of our work with VidSpark, and an introduction to the VidSpark Playbook

How The Star Tribune is building its YouTube and social media video presence from scratch

How 10 Tampa Bay is adapting from broadcast to YouTube and TikTok

How GBH News made civics entertaining through a YouTube and Instagram game show

Hosting for Social-First News Video