Title: Social Media Has Forever Changed The Way We Consume News
Headings: Social Media Has Forever Changed The Way We Consume News
Social Media Has Forever Changed The Way We Consume News
#1: Social media is the new gatekeeper
#2: Social media has replaced “serious news” with the trending, the viral and the buzzworthy
#3: The news cycle is now 24/7
So what’s the future of journalism?

Content: It could happen on a Monday, and you were still OK if you only “caught up” on a Friday. But not anymore. If you’re not posting, tweeting or sharing at the moment that a story happens, you’ve probably missed it forever. News organizations have realized that, and are now positioning every tiny bit of news as “breaking news” (CNN is the worst), and are encouraging people to consume it the same way they consume social media posts about what you had for lunch that day. So what’s the future of journalism? That’s a good question to ask. Now that websites like Buzzfeed have supplanted traditional news media sites, and your social media newsfeed has replaced “Page A1” of the daily newspaper, it’s time to realize that there’s no more stuffing the genie back into the bottle. We’ve already reached a situation where newspapers and magazines are just recycling ideas and opinions that have already appeared on the Internet. And, by the way, does anyone actually pay for a print newspaper anymore? This dead tree industry is done, stick a fork in it.