sonnygill Jul 29, 2008 08:50PM 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...
sonnygill Jul 29, 2008 08:50PM Ppl on Twitter, Plurk, etc. hear it first before anyone else, it seems.
dolceshan Jul 29, 2008 08:55PM that's because the people who experience it talk about it first..so it bypasses the 'process' of getting on the news..
dolceshan Jul 29, 2008 08:55PM not sure about replacing though because of the 'facts' needed for news..
affiliatecoffee says Jul 29, 2008 08:58PM not in the near future, but social journalism is growing indeed.
sonnygill Jul 29, 2008 08:59PM I agree that facts are needed as I think that becomes secondary to us finding the news first on Twitter, etc.
Gwenny hopes Jul 29, 2008 09:37PM for the world of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom comes soon where we are all connected.
rockinprgirl Jul 29, 2008 09:39PM 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,
sonnygill Jul 29, 2008 10:01PM 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 Jul 29, 2008 10:09PM Agreed, as we can see many traditional news media outlets exploring the internet in new ways. They are beginning to understand that people
rockinprgirl Jul 29, 2008 10:10PM 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 Jul 30, 2008 12:01AM this is funny -on the news this afternoon they put up a screenshot of the LA times website! hahah
rockinprgirl Jul 30, 2008 12:16AM I can say something semi-intelligent that doesn't involve men, sometimes.
sonnygill Jul 30, 2008 12:48AM my post I was writing up earlier on this topic - www.sonnygill.com/is-social-media-replacing-news-media
sonnygill Jul 30, 2008 12:48AM linked back to our discussion as well. freel free to leave some comments on the post