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Get Reading: Live tweeting Reading Toy Run

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Megan Fisher Leave a comment

Live blogging is a big part of my role as a digital journalist at Get Reading, getting the atmosphere across to readers using Periscope, AudioBoom, Twitter video, pictures and description is key. Here is a sample of some of the tweets I posted during my coverage of The Reading Toy Run.

Catching up with a marshal before the fun starts https://t.co/zozQ5GqDch

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

Steph and Charlotte with Charlotte's daughter Daisy from Farnborough #readingtoyrun pic.twitter.com/dVTWTckSte

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

The Frozen trio have been coming for the last 4/5 years and are donating toys for teenagers today with box sets and 'smellies'

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

Watched on #Periscope: Mod scooters in force https://t.co/vLMW55p24i

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

A slightly unusual #readingtoyrun pic.twitter.com/um0B5rJ7l7

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

Pets are welcome too! Here's Clive Horsley, Wendy & Mick Eton with Lola and Ian Tatton from Woodley #ReadingToyRun pic.twitter.com/ik1YnTmse9

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

This group stress the importance of teenagers' presents this year armed with Amazon vouchers, 'smellies' and shaving kits #ReadingToyRun

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

Queues for the tea and burger van are huge. Not much of a chance of refuelling here for a while, bikers #ReadingToyRun

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

LIVE on #Periscope: Ready!! https://t.co/PfhNo27X39

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

That's it from me at Foster Wheeler for #ReadingToyRun. What a great event for a great cause. It made me feel all fuzzy inside!

— Meg Fisher (@MegRoseFisher) December 6, 2015

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