Comments on: Is Social Media Replacing News Media?

By: Sonny Gill

Sonny Gill — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:35:41 +0000

@Eric - Yup, Plurk was fairly up on the news as well.

@Mike Driehorst - Right. We’ll all be looking for the juicy tidbits of all these stories but the excitement definitely lies in the initial breaking point of these stories; to be a part of that, first hand, is definitely an experience.

@Jason Peck - Definitely shows the power of WOM!

By: Jason Peck

Jason Peck — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:43:27 +0000

I first heard about it through a phone call. I think news always spreads via word of mouth but sometimes it spreads more quickly via mainstream media. However, in some cases news spreads faster via word of mouth now due to social media sites/tools/services, and I think this trend will definitely continue.

By: Mike Driehorst

Mike Driehorst — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:42:03 +0000

I think citizen journalism (social journalism, as you called it) does have a place. And, for alerts about events social media is definitely the fastest (assuming the alerts are accurate) because there’s no review process as there is in traditional journalism. You just type and send.

But, the real details of a story will be from traditional media, particularly from print and the print sites. No matter what you say, you can’t get real, in-depth reporting via broadcast. It’s only in writing (whether print or web).

-Mike

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:04:19 +0000

I first heard about it on Plurk