11
2010
How Social Media Has Revolutionized Journalism
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Social media has been revolutionizing journalism and will no doubt continue to do so. But what changes has it made? What exactly do social media do for journalism that was absent previously? How has social media impacted journalism or, in some small way, become a part of it?
Where Social Media And Journalism Overlap
In large part, journalistic sources have embraced social media. Journalists and journalism programs are often affiliated with blogs, Facebook pages, and Twitter accounts. These are tools that people use to communicate so it only makes sense that those seeking to get the news out, and to secure ratings, would take advantage of these highly popular informational forums.
Whereas once news was relegated to news programs and newspapers, now the internet provides the news around the clock. But while not everyone will sit down and read through a variety of articles on current events, people in droves are exposed to the limited character informational blurbs being churned out on Twitter. This has made news, or at least the headlines, much more available to the common man. And if it is not more available then it is more accessible and more attainable.
Where Social Media And Journalism Find Conflict
Journalism once held the keys to the kingdom. It was the sole source of information for news around the globe. Now blogs, Tweets, and other sources allow citizen journalism to spread stories and opinions at a speed that matches or that can even outdo the speed at which many news outlets can disperse it.
This development has created a free sharing of ideas. The realm of journalism is no longer limited to the perspectives put out by accomplished journalists. Now, for better or for worse, anyone can voice their views on current events or anything at all.
The potential for contradictions on news stories is limitless but, many consider, a negligible concern. Journalism rests on reliability. If a source is not considered reliable then it will not be believed no matter how many blogs can be posted a day or how many Tweets can be sent out in an hour.
The Convergence Of These Two Forms Of Expression
In the end, the introduction of social media and its impact on journalism is a good thing. Journalism is the more professional side of the expression of freedom of speech but social media can provide the other side of that same coin. In a place where everyone is supposed to be able to have an opinion and express it, social media provides a forum so that every voice can be heard.
It is not that every voice will be heard. Often no one will listen. But people have the write to speak. This may drive professional journalism to be even more reliable because as soon as a story goes out, the rest of the world can discuss it, the journalist who reported it, and their thoughts on how accurate the story is.
Social media has revolutionized journalism. This much is clear. How social media will continue to affect journalism in the future and how much of a news source it becomes will only be revealed in time.
Tom Rheinecker blogs about how to choose a degree in journalism.
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