sonnygill

With the recent EQ in LA and the influx of messages on socnets that broke the news, do you see social media slowly replacing news media...

21 responses to this plurk

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 08:51PM

  sonnygill

  as a breaking news source?

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 08:50PM

  sonnygill

  Ppl on Twitter, Plurk, etc. hear it first before anyone else, it seems.

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 08:55PM

  dolceshan

  that's because the people who experience it talk about it first..so it bypasses the 'process' of getting on the news..

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 08:55PM

  dolceshan

  not sure about replacing though because of the 'facts' needed for news..

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 08:58PM

  affiliatecoffee

  says

  not in the near future, but social journalism is growing indeed.

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 08:59PM

  sonnygill

  I agree that facts are needed as I think that becomes secondary to us finding the news first on Twitter, etc.

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 09:37PM

  Gwenny

  hopes

  for the world of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom comes soon where we are all connected.

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 09:39PM

  rockinprgirl

  I think it's becoming a strong indicator of how 'connected' people are getting their news, but as long as we have a strong digital divide,

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 09:39PM

  rockinprgirl

  I don't see traditional news media becoming obsolete.

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 10:01PM

  sonnygill

  rockinprgirl, yeah i agree it won't be obsolete, not by a long shot. But i think it'll slowly become more secondary for breaking news.

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 10:09PM

  rockinprgirl

  Agreed, as we can see many traditional news media outlets exploring the internet in new ways. They are beginning to understand that people

• 
  Jul 29, 2008 - 10:10PM

  rockinprgirl

  are gathering to discuss current events, with or without them. It's an easier avenue to reach those who have the ability to influence, too.

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:01AM

  Jane Chin

  this is funny -on the news this afternoon they put up a screenshot of the LA times website! hahah

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:14AM

  sonnygill

  good points rockinprgirl

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:14AM

  sonnygill

  lol jane, thats hilarious!

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:16AM

  rockinprgirl

  I can say something semi-intelligent that doesn't involve men, sometimes.

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:18AM

  sonnygill

  haha congrats

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:21AM

  rockinprgirl

  LOL, jerk.

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:48AM

  sonnygill

  my post I was writing up earlier on this topic - www.sonnygill.com/is-social-media-replacing-news-media

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:48AM

  sonnygill

  linked back to our discussion as well. freel free to leave some comments on the post

• 
  Jul 30, 2008 - 12:49AM

  sonnygill

  feel*