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...

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  July 29, 2008 at 20:51 sonnygill as a breaking news source?
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  July 29, 2008 at 20:50 sonnygill Ppl on Twitter, Plurk, etc. hear it first before anyone else, it seems.
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  July 29, 2008 at 20:55 dolceshan that's because the people who experience it talk about it first..so it bypasses the 'process' of getting on the news..
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  July 29, 2008 at 20:55 dolceshan not sure about replacing though because of the 'facts' needed for news..
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  July 29, 2008 at 20:58 affiliatecoffee says not in the near future, but social journalism is growing indeed.
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  July 29, 2008 at 20:59 sonnygill I agree that facts are needed as I think that becomes secondary to us finding the news first on Twitter, etc.
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  July 29, 2008 at 21:37 Gwenny hopes for the world of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom comes soon where we are all connected.
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  July 29, 2008 at 21:39 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,
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  July 29, 2008 at 21:39 rockinprgirl I don't see traditional news media becoming obsolete.
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  July 29, 2008 at 22:01 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.
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  July 29, 2008 at 22:09 rockinprgirl Agreed, as we can see many traditional news media outlets exploring the internet in new ways. They are beginning to understand that people
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  July 29, 2008 at 22:10 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.
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:01 Jane Chin this is funny -on the news this afternoon they put up a screenshot of the LA times website! hahah
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:14 sonnygill good points rockinprgirl
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:14 sonnygill lol jane, thats hilarious!
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:16 rockinprgirl I can say something semi-intelligent that doesn't involve men, sometimes.
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:18 sonnygill haha congrats
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:21 rockinprgirl LOL, jerk.
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:48 sonnygill my post I was writing up earlier on this topic - www.sonnygill.com/is-social-media-replacing-news-media
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:48 sonnygill linked back to our discussion as well. freel free to leave some comments on the post
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  July 30, 2008 at 00:49 sonnygill feel*