Social media such as Twitter and Facebook are changing the ways journalism facilitates the transfer of news. On these social media, news is a one-to-many and many-to-many form of interaction, with an option to comment, reply and pass along the information to others instantaneously. Moreover, these social media allow people from all over the world to gain insight into firsthand accounts of others’ experiences with natural disasters, political disturbances, and social issues.
Hermida, Alfred. "From TV to Twitter: How Ambient News Became Ambient Journalism." Media/Culture Journal 13.2 (2010): n. pag. Social Science Research Network. 30 Apr. 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.
This journal analyzes Twitter regarding the opportunity it grants for regular citizens from around the world, even impoverished citizens with simple phones, to act as journalists. While studies have shown that print media has declined, now there might be a decline in professional journalists as well, due to the 75 million “citizen journalists” on Twitter who report personal and public news everyday.
Murthy, Dhiraj. "Twitter: Microphone for the Masses?" (2011): 779-89. Media, Culture & Society. SAGE, 29 June 2011. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.
John Steward consistently mocks this transition the news outlets are taking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoG14Uer2Pw He also tries to bring back analysis and not just simple regurgitation of news with interviews promoting deliberative democracy.
