1. GMMP 2015 T RAINING MODULE A guide to the Twitter monitoring materials Section 1: The story

2. A N INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE … Because media monitoring is taking place in over 100 different countries across the globe, it is critical that all participants have a uniform understanding of the way the monitoring materials should be applied. Please use this presentation as a means of familiarising yourself with the materials and becoming comfortable with their application.

3. S TARTING OFF To begin coding you will need: o A pencil (not pen) o An eraser o The Tweet that is being analyzed o A Twitter coding sheet

4. G UIDELINES A copy of the tweet for this tutorial is in the slide. Read it and then respond to the questions on the subsequent slides. After each question, the correct answer will be shown and an explanation will be given. The transcript will remain in the right hand pane for the duration of the quiz. Good luck!

5. In the top right-hand corner of the Coding Sheet, enter: your monitor code your country code the Media name Twitter handle BASIC INFORMATION

6. Q UESTION 1 Is this tweet: 1 An original Tweet 2 A retweet* *Only retweets from the same media house can be coded. Do not code retweets from other news providers

7. Q UESTION 2 What is the topic of this story? 8. Economic policies, strategies, modules, indicators, stock markets, etc 11. Women’s participation in economic processes 10. Poverty, housing, social welfare, aid, etc. This story is about terrorism, Code 47 - War, civil war, terrorism, state-based violence … 47. War, civil war, terrorism, state-based violence