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Social Media Manager

Manages an organization's social media presence — creating content, engaging audiences, and analyzing metrics.

Did you know?

The hashtag was suggested for Twitter by Chris Messina on 23 August 2007, with the tweet: 'how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups'.

How subjects help

A famous name

Gary Vaynerchuk: Grew his family wine shop through YouTube, then co-founded VaynerMedia, a social-media agency.

Try it yourself: Report today's news

  1. Pick something that really happened today at home, school or outside.
  2. Answer: who, what, when, where and why?
  3. Write it as a five-sentence news story with the most important fact first.
  4. Ask someone who was there: did you get the facts right? Fix anything that was wrong.

Journalists check every fact, lead with what matters most, and correct mistakes openly.

Also try: Check three claims before you share them.

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USA, UK, Australia, UAE, Netherlands

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