Twitter And Facebook Bring NASCAR Tweets are often a great coverage, I report a lot on people about discussions with drivers source of springboard topics we and human-interest stories but or events away from the track. Community Closer Together can study before reporting a story. depending on how the race There is also an interactive Twitter, in a sense, gives unfolds, those types of stories element at work. everybody the chance to be a don’t always make our broadcast. Fans will occasionally take my reporter. This can be confusing, This is when the “Mom Factor” picture at the track, and I always though, when the line between kicks in for me and social media tell them to get in the photo, too, fact and opinion gets blurred. really comes in handy. and send it to my website. That Media members take time My mother doesn’t necessarily way, the Facebook posts aren’t gathering facts and doing research; care about a sway bar but she’ll be always just about me. it’s the legwork that must be interested in what Kasey Kahne I remain a bit technologically done before a story is printed did during the race weekend, so challenged (remember the or aired. The Internet allows I try to relate those stories on my Walkman?), but I’m really trying people with strong opinions to Facebook fan page, which doesn’t to get up to with social post things anonymously and confine you to 140 characters per media. After all, if Denny can sometimes without regard for post like Twitter. tweet seconds after standing in fact, unfortunately. Opinions My fan page is linked through victory lane then I guess I’ve are great, too, but there should my website (KristaVoda.com) got some catching up to do. always be accountability instead that also connects to my Twitter Krista Voda hosts the popular SPEED prerace show of anonymity, and that’s not really account. “NCWTS Setup,” leading into each NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Voda is also a regular host on always possible anymore. It’s a great way to keep fans in “The SPEED Report” and serves as a pit reporter for When it comes to our race the loop whether you’re talking NASCAR on FOX coverage of the Sprint Cup Series.

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