These days social media is so entwined with our daily lives many of us could not imagine an existence without the constant stream of information available at the tips of our fingers on our mobile devices. Apps for social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr keep us plugged into the worlds of brands, bands, politics, celebrities, causes and, of course, family, friends and pets. For businesses of all sizes understanding how to effectively use social media to
Read more →Coal Cracker, a Mahanoy City-based youth-led newspaper that is a project of Heron’s Eye Communications, will host a FREE journalism skills workshop titled “News Writing and Reporting for Your Community” on Thursday, July 9, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, on the second floor of the Mahanoy City Public Library. Veteran journalists Chris Mele and Meg McGuire will lead the session. The workshop is open to young people, of any school district, grades 5 – 12. No prior journalism experience is
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