Useful Archives - Coral by Vox Media https://coralproject.net/blog/category/useful/ A better commenting experience Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:17:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://coralproject.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-coral_logo_mark.png?w=32 Useful Archives - Coral by Vox Media https://coralproject.net/blog/category/useful/ 32 32 228099314 Working with User Stories: Keeping commenters and moderators at the center of what we build https://coralproject.net/blog/working-with-user-stories-keeping-commenters-and-moderators-at-the-center-of-what-we-build/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-with-user-stories-keeping-commenters-and-moderators-at-the-center-of-what-we-build https://coralproject.net/blog/working-with-user-stories-keeping-commenters-and-moderators-at-the-center-of-what-we-build/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:43:35 +0000 https://coralproject.net/?p=1128 We believe that the comments section can be a place where diverse voices come together to share opinions and experiences. From the very beginning, we’ve prioritized better conversations and interactions over “engagement at all costs.” … Read More

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]]> https://coralproject.net/blog/working-with-user-stories-keeping-commenters-and-moderators-at-the-center-of-what-we-build/feed/ 0 1128 How To Engage In The Comments: A Journalist’s Guide https://coralproject.net/blog/journalists-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=journalists-comments Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:42:04 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=643 There's huge value in interacting with your community, both for your reporting and your company. Here's how to do it effectively. … Read More

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]]> 893 You’ve Installed Talk. Now What? https://coralproject.net/blog/youve-installed-talk-now-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youve-installed-talk-now-what Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:14:39 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=617 Setting up the technology is just the first step. … Read More

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]]> 890 It’s all about the Ask https://coralproject.net/blog/its-all-about-the-ask/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-all-about-the-ask Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:14:54 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=557 How our tool 'Ask' helped a journalist write better questions, and receive incredible reader stories … Read More

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]]> 557 12 Tips For Doing Journalism With Communities https://coralproject.net/blog/12-tips-for-doing-journalism-with-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=12-tips-for-doing-journalism-with-communities Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:50:57 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=518 If you plan it right, this can be the most fulfilling work of your career … Read More

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]]> 518 How To Build A Community Liaison Team https://coralproject.net/blog/build-a-community-liason-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=build-a-community-liason-team Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:07:05 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=483 Inside Fusion's attempts at a different kind of engagement … Read More

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]]> 483 Building Productive Partnerships for Community Engaged Journalism https://coralproject.net/blog/building-productive-partnerships-for-community-engaged-journalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-productive-partnerships-for-community-engaged-journalism Mon, 06 Feb 2017 23:15:36 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=478 How can you build connections that lead to great journalistic content? … Read More

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]]> 478 What Women Want in a Community https://coralproject.net/blog/what-women-want-in-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-women-want-in-community Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:38:56 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=460 To increase the diversity of your community, you need to know the social rewards and cues that work for many women … Read More

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]]> 460 Time for Change https://coralproject.net/blog/time-for-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-for-change Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:45:47 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=430 If we aren't listening to people every day, why should they listen to us? … Read More

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]]> 430 What Do Frequent Commenters Want? https://coralproject.net/blog/interviews-with-frequent-commenters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interviews-with-frequent-commenters Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:57:36 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=410 A detailed look at the habits and needs of 15 people who spend a lot of time in the comments … Read More

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]]> 410 User-Submitted Malware: A Safety Guide For Journalists https://coralproject.net/blog/user-submitted-malware/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=user-submitted-malware Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:12:30 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=399 When you ask people to send you images and documents, you are creating a potential risk for your newsroom … Read More

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]]> 399 How To Use Forms With Your Audience https://coralproject.net/blog/forms-audience-engagement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forms-audience-engagement Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:11:24 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=354 If you don't ask in the right way, you can alienate the readers with whom you're trying to connect … Read More

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]]> 354 How Can Newsrooms Not Be Creepy? https://coralproject.net/blog/newsrooms-privacy-creepy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsrooms-privacy-creepy Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:49:06 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=322 If journalists want readers to share personal information, they have to make them feel safe … Read More

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]]> 673 Artificial Moderation: A Reading List https://coralproject.net/blog/artificial-moderation-a-reading-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=artificial-moderation-a-reading-list Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:31:15 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=261 Current academic research in artificial moderation … Read More

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]]> 666 How To Argue Successfully Online https://coralproject.net/blog/how-to-argue-successfully-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-argue-successfully-online Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:26:28 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=251 If we can’t agree on basic reality or facts, how can we discuss what's right and wrong? … Read More

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]]> 665 Creating Community Culture https://coralproject.net/blog/creating-community-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-community-culture Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:07:47 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=221 How to build a space that helps people build relationships with each other … Read More

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]]> 661 Advice for the Accidental Community Manager https://coralproject.net/blog/advice-for-the-accidental-community-manager/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-for-the-accidental-community-manager Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:14:20 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=119 Librarian, internet folk hero and former Metafilter moderator Jessamyn West explains how to run a successful community. … Read More

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]]> 657 Raising Women’s Voices https://coralproject.net/blog/raising-womens-voices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raising-womens-voices Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:39:45 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=118 The absence of women’s voices is a problem for democracy, and for news organizations’ bottom lines.
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]]> 656 Internet Comments and The Law https://coralproject.net/blog/internet-comments-and-the-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=internet-comments-and-the-law Tue, 17 Nov 2015 22:39:43 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=97 Are sites ever legally responsible for what's posted by the community? Here's what can and can't get you in trouble. … Read More

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