Twitter for News

Top Stories

Activists, celebrities and others swarm to Twitter over orca documentary on CNN. Read more >

Twitter gives journalists an unprecedented ability to deliver news to their followers as developments unfold. Read more >  

Take advantage of the powerful Twitter tracking tool TweetDeck with these tips. Read more >

The newly-created account @NWKHistory101 commemorated the era with 101 Tweets that recounted the past in the present tense. Read more >

The Basics

Everything you need to know to get started with Twitter.

The Basics

Featured Best Practices

Twitter Products

Top tips for using TweetDeck filters

Ways to help you organize and manage your Tweets.
Essentials

News: The impact of tweeting with photos, videos, hashtags and links

See what the latest Twitter research says about using hashtags, photos, videos and more in your Tweets.
Breaking News

Techniques for covering breaking news events

Twitter gives journalists an unprecedented ability to deliver news to their followers as developments unfold.
Live Tweet

Live-tweeting historical events

Just because an event happened in the past doesn’t mean you can’t live-tweet it in the present.
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Success Stories

@GMA creates social frenzy over @onedirection concert

GMA drove conversation around a live concert with a flurry of Tweets and videos.

CNN’s Blackfish dominates the Twitter conversation

Activists, celebrities and others swarm to Twitter over orca documentary on CNN.
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