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POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
My 1280+ posts to Twitter/X are media-rich, with photos and scans of rare documents.
Sample image of Fact Trek feed with tweets about Black representation on 1960's US TV
Sample image of Fact Trek feed
Threaded posts become a blog post
Where applicable, I will create threaded posts that play out over days or weeks. Very detailed threads may be the basis for even more detailed blog posts on a subject, as with this example about Laugh-In.
20+ threaded tweets…
…drive traffic to a more in-depth article.
Accessibility
I’ve recently put accessibility forward by including detailed alt texts, especially when displaying images of news clippings where the text may be difficult to read for some followers.
Cross-platform posting
Facebook page
Bluesky social feed
TIKTOK & INSTAGRAM
I just recently expanded FACT TREK to these platforms.
For TikTok I have begun building templates for quiz-format type videos to stimulate interaction with the channel. I am experimenting with different tools for this, including Canva.
For INSTAGRAM I’ll be pulling from our extensive archive of images of documents and rarely-seen photos.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Social media banner I created for FACT TREK from a myriad of photos and documents.
Logo I designed, using a customized Futura typeface to evoke the Star Trek “flying A” insignia and incorporate a checkmark to playfully reinforce the fact checking aspect of the project.
Video & Motion graphics
Video essay. I created all the motion graphics for this, directed the voice actor, and edited the content. I matched the old-school video text generator of the period of the video clips, and deliberately degraded the video footage in a manner consistent with an old CRT TV, which also makes the (fair use) video content less likely to be hit with an automated copyright strike.