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  • sonnygill
    as a breaking news source?
  • sonnygill
    Ppl on Twitter, Plurk, etc. hear it first before anyone else, it seems.
  • dolceshan
    that's because the people who experience it talk about it first..so it bypasses the 'process' of getting on the news..
  • dolceshan
    not sure about replacing though because of the 'facts' needed for news..
  • affiliatecoffee says
    not in the near future, but social journalism is growing indeed.
  • sonnygill
    I agree that facts are needed as I think that becomes secondary to us finding the news first on Twitter, etc.
  • 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,
  • rockinprgirl
    I don't see traditional news media becoming obsolete.
  • 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.
  • rockinprgirl
    Agreed, as we can see many traditional news media outlets exploring the internet in new ways. They are beginning to understand that people
  • 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.
  • Jane Chin
    this is funny -on the news this afternoon they put up a screenshot of the LA times website! hahah
  • sonnygill
    lol jane, thats hilarious!
  • rockinprgirl
    I can say something semi-intelligent that doesn't involve men, sometimes. ;-)
  • sonnygill
    linked back to our discussion as well. freel free to leave some comments on the post :-)

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