Capturing Pohang on SNS... Launch of Social Media Reporters Activities with Citizens

Creative and Diverse Citizen-Made Content Expected to Spread Pohang's Charm Nationwide
News to Be Shared Through Various SNS Channels Including Blogs, Photography, and Short-Form Videos

On the 14th, Pohang City held the inauguration ceremony for the "7th Social Media Reporters" at the city hall's main conference room.

Pohang City held the inauguration ceremony for the 7th Social Media Press Corps on the 14th at City Hall. Photo by Pohang City

The "Pohang City Social Media Reporters" is a citizen reporter group that directly covers various policies, attractions, and major events of Pohang from the citizens' perspective and produces vivid content.

The reporters appointed on this day consist of individuals with excellent new media skills such as blogging, photography, and short-form videos, and they plan to promote Pohang's charm nationwide with creative and professional content until the end of this year.

This inauguration ceremony was organized to announce the official activities of the reporters and to share effective SNS promotion strategies. Starting with the presentation of appointment letters and reporter IDs, participants learned about recent SNS trends and platform-specific usage know-how and discussed future activity directions.

In particular, various team-based recreational activities for communication and unity were also held, receiving great responses from the participants.

Park Jaegwan, Director of the Autonomous Administration Bureau, said, "As SNS has become an important promotional tool, the role of the social media reporters has become even more significant," adding, "I hope they will quickly promote Pohang's news and information with creative and stylish content."

The city plans to actively utilize the social media reporters to strengthen SNS promotion centered on citizen empathy and communication, and will conduct regular training and fam tours to support the smooth activities of the reporters.