The first journalist that I followed specifically for this assignment was @Bronwynmccahon. She inspires me, as she is the editor for Cosmopolitan Australia, which is not only my favourite magazine, but also my dream career. Bronwyn’s twitter history shows she uses twitter to advertise aspects of her editorial role such as ‘behind the scenes’ footage from photoshoots, she uploads pictures of the cover of the magazine, which is inevitably advertising the release of the latest magazine and she posts her luxurious lifestyle hanging out with celebrities from interviews. Although Bronwyn doesn’t collect information and find sources on her personal account, the magazines account @cosmoaustralia encourages votes, opinions, personal experiences and competitions through its account. Assuming this account is run by Bronwyn as well, or the information is accessed by her, it shows that social media is a large part of this journalists professional practice. The twitter account promotes stories published in the latest magazine, directed at a young audience who they understand to be highly involved in social media and to be technologically savvy. This also allows for the increase in viewers and fans of the magazine as the stories are easily shared by users.
The second journalist I followed was @AngelaBishop, as I admire her work as an entertainment journalist, as this is a career I too would aspire to achieve. Angela does a lot of retweeting stories, and advertising channel ten news segments rather than trying to collect original information and find sources. It seems as though Angela doesn’t use social media as a large part of her professional practise, just as a leisure activity as she is sharing things to her fans she’d like them to see.
The third is Natarsha Belling, a channel ten presenter, who I met during my work experience at channel ten @NatarshaBelling. Similarly to Angela Bishop, Natarsha seems to use twitter as more of a leisure activity as she is retweeting stories by channel ten and other things that interest her. She makes note that she is an ambassador and an activist and uses her status and fame to advertise: “Happy Friday! Make a promise to kiss and tell on Bright Pink Lipstick Day.” She too doesn’t appear to seek information or sources from twitter.
Journalism Journey 