ICFJ Anywhere offers webinar on Twitter for journalists [Worldwide]

Journalists worldwide interested in learning how to maximize their use of Twitter can attend a free webinar. 

ICFJ Anywhere is offering the fifth in a series of webinars for journalists supported by the Dow Jones Foundation. In an hourlong discussion, ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellow Chris Roperwill discuss Twitter's capacity to reinvent journalism for media companies, impacting the editorial and business sides. This webinar will highlight best Twitter practices and provide examples of the potential hazards of Twitter.

The discussion will begin at 10:00 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. UTC on Nov. 18. The webinar will be hosted through Google+ Hangout here. The Hangout will be created on the day of the event.

Participants can enter the channel here at 10 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. UTC to see the Hangout. They can interact with Roper and other participants in a question-and-answer format by sending in questions via the YouTube chat or this Twitter hashtag: #icfjdigital.

Roper is a veteran digital strategist with more than 15 years experience in different newsrooms implementing digital programs for the changing media landscape and as a means to creating better journalism. He most recently held the position of editor-in-chief at Mail & Guardian, where he was the first editor-in-chief of a major South African newspaper to come from a digital background.

Roper is currently the data editor for ICFJ’s Code for Africa (CfAfrica) data journalism initiative in four hub countries: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.