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We have divided Snapchat and also Instagram publishing into
five groups based on content and way of telling stories.
Hard news
Even though we have infotainment elements in serious news,
content creators have to consider the character of information.
Content mostly consists of one bigger photo and the text is also
dominant. Regarding the text part, the authors mostly choose a
short caption – title and a short introduction containing one
maximum of two sentences. Creators do not even avoid tables or
charts. It is also important to be able to broadcast events directly
in real time, such as elections, protests, and so on. Live events
should be main part of publishing on Instagram or Snapchat.
Hard news on Snapchat (Daily Mail, CNN and MTV).
Tabloid content
Authors are more likely to use Snapchat's graphical capabilities,
including collage of photos with moving pictures or videos and
animations. Similar to the print press, the Snapchat and
Instagram content is typical for its colorful content and using of
photographs. Typical is irony or humor, especially celebrity
themes. Content creators also use moderators to report or offer
various polls.
Soft news on Snapchat (Daily Male, Food).
Entertainment
The content prepared to amuse people promoted by Snapchat or
Instagram is, in most cases, educational or popular and
educational at the same time. Among other things, they are
devoted to culinary themes, techniques, sports, or various
interests in politics, culture and everyday life. Speaking about
visual elements, the processing is similar to both tabloid and
hard news. Creators use animations, videos, music, or text, as
well as other elements that have hybridized into news. These are
various tests, quizzes, recipes or preparation procedures, as well
as stories to continue or snippets of interviews or humorously
sketched sketches. It is important to note that creators can give a
true point of their stories in ten / fifteen seconds or with the help
of few Stories or Snaps going in the right order in a row which is
similar to listicle articles.
Entertainment information on Snapchat (Food and National
Geographic).
Interaction
Although Snapchat has a lower level of interaction, since it is not
possible to comment, share or share in the form we are used to,
there is some possibility of interacting with the content. Among
those that determine the success of the content from a marketing
point of view is, in particular, the number of screenings and the
number of screen shots. These options have also been used by
the media to promote their content. There is also possibility to
edit particular post and share it or send it to friends. Instagram
also offers live poll feature. Users can choose from two
possibilities, yes or no most frequently. They can also know
results.
Way of interaction on Snapchat (People, BuzzFeed,
Cosmopolitan).
Citizen journalism
Snapchat has changed the nature of citizen journalism. Although
he didn´t come with the live video first, Snapchat has made the
most of its potential. Snapchat has developed a system of
geolocation labels that work similarly to hashtags. This means
that if a user is in a certain location or on a certain event with its
own geolocation label, they can pin it to their shared content. For
example, if a geolocation sticker has a hockey match; Snapchat
can aggregate all the videos or photos with this sticker and offer
a live Snapchat transfer from that location. This makes it more
authentic than Facebook, as one event is streamed to an
unlimited number of users, making it more attractive. On the
other hand, Instagram has similar feature but it collects Stories
from similar geographical places.
3.1 Ephemeral images: characteristics
The specific features of Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook (the
inventor of which is Snapchat) have suggested formation of
other journalistic products on social networks. They are so-called
stories, but terminology varies according to the social network.
In the next lines, we'll introduce the features and ways of
publishing through this platform, which are really creative and
offer unlimited publishing capabilities with functionality of
promoting content. We are talking about huge multimedia
potential as no other social networks’ content. So called Stories
are not periodic, don’t have an archive and content is very
primitive and ephemeral exactly as an informal personal
communication. Content we’re talking about can be very
vigorous, interactive and intelligent in few seconds. This chapter
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