Friday, July 29, 2011

How social media is changing journalism

Undoubtedly the job of journalism has known some profound changes with the global grid and (as part of this) social media. How are journalists now using Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn in their profession, and how will this influence their job in the future? The interview beneath with Nic Newman sheds some interesting light on the matter...

Interestingly, he doesn't speak too much about the threat of social media as making journalists irrelevant (well, does it?), but rather sees it as mean to bring better stories. In a way, both can reinforce each other. Interesting:

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