Title: The effects of social media on journalism
Headings: The effects of social media on journalism
The effects of social media on journalism
1. Social media offers journalists increased access to content
2. Journalists are responsible for sharing their stories
3. The “fake news” phenomenon makes reporting more challenging than ever
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Content: Audiences are no longer passively waiting for a news anchor to tell them the news. They’re on Twitter or Facebook, sifting through content and sharing stories from their friends and family, sometimes before a journalist has even picked it up. All of this makes social media a great place to do research and make connections that may not have otherwise come about. 2. Journalists are responsible for sharing their stories
Social media is full of clutter. With active usership in the billions, word travels quickly and then gets lost in the shuffle. Consider that roughly 6,000 tweets are shared per second (per second!) on Twitter. And that’s just one of many social networks. While that makes it a highly effective tool for communicating breaking news, it also makes the lifespan of a news story much shorter than it used to be.