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: #1: Social media is the new gatekeeper
The days when people used to turn on their TV sets to watch their favorite news anchors review the “evening news” now seem like a very quaint period in American life. The same goes with people reading newspapers over a breakfast table, or listening to “news radio” on the commute to work each day. Let’s face it – social media is the new gatekeeper. As study after study shows, people are getting their news from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Instead of “tuning in” to TV, they are just scanning their social newsfeeds for information. As a result, social media has a very powerful impact on what type of news we consume. #2: Social media has replaced “serious news” with the trending, the viral and the buzzworthy
Remember when news seemed, well, “serious ”? It was something that you discussed over the dinner table in very serious tones, using very grown-up vocabulary.