In this episode we speak to two experts about how best to use TikTok and why journalists need to know about it. 

Dr Gavin Allen, digital journalism lecturer at the University of Cardiff, talks about why being an early adopter of new apps can be valuable for employability. And Neve Gordon-Farleigh, TikTok producer for JournoResources, discusses how to get the most out of the app and what kind of things to post as a journalist. 

The Guests

Neve Gordon-Farleigh

Twitter @Neve_GF

Instagram  @neve.gf

Podcast https://anchor.fm/uncanventional

TikTok @nevethejournalist   

Gavin Allen 

Twitter @Gavinallen

Website https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/1422775-allen-gavin

Resources

TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/

JournoResources TikTok channel @journoresources   

‘Should journalism schools teach TikTok?’ by Gavin Allen

https://medium.com/the-scrum/should-journalism-schools-teach-tiktok-despite-newsroom-indifference-7b168e156914 

Gavin’s student, Ffion Clarke using TikTok to bag a job

https://twitter.com/ffion_clarke/status/1301843144129077249

Journalists mentioned using TikTok:   

@abbiedewhurst Weather presenter for the BBC

@Marcella Whittingale BBC Brighton newsreader/ journalist 

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