Marketing Forum Week 7: The Commuter Expands Social Media Presence

[Press Release] - Linn-Benton Community College’s student run newspaper, The Commuter, is getting more social; social media that is. The Commuter is boosting their social media presence. The paper is now on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even YouTube. The recent shift for a bigger social media presence is to help students get the news that matters to them, faster.

To help with this shift, The Commuter has hired a new Social Media Editor, Paige Harkless. Paige is in charge of managing all The Commuters social networks. Their new Instagram account is already up and posting pictures of interesting stories from this weeks Commuter. A new social media goal for The Commuter, is to publish news stories before they’re even published in the paper.

The Commuter has also hired a YouTube “Vlogger”. “Tommy’s Take” is a new YouTube segment in which LBCC student Tommy Brown offers his opinion and take on articles published in the paper.

The addition of Paige and Tommy will offer students an additional online experience that will help enhance The Commuter.

You can follow The Commuter on Facebook (facebook.com/LBCCTheCommuter), Twitter (twitter.com/LBCommuter), Instagram (instagram.com/linnbentoncommuter), and YouTube (youtube.com/user/LBCommuter).

For more information visit The Commuter Online at www.lbcommuter.com or Contact Allison Allison Lamplugh at 541-917-4449.