Citizen Journalism or Tool for Propaganda?

As was mentioned earlier, broadcast news relies to a certain extent on crowdsourcing, a way of gathering information using the public. This has become easier and more widely used thanks to social media, which allows for nearly immediate response. Crowdsourcing ties into citizen journalism, which can be described as the participation of ordinary people in the journalistic [...]

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He Can’t Quit Twitter!

There is an interesting obsession in the news media with discussing how people are using social media. In late October 2009, celebrity Twitter user Stephen Fry posted some comments that suggested he would quit the social networking site after a rude comment. Although he quickly returned, the story was picked up and reported by several [...]

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He Said What? Social Media Policies for Journalists

For people in the news business, there is a certain amount of objectivity expected. Journalists need to be able to present a story without the audience detecting an obvious bias – unless you work for Fox News of course! However, as more and more news broadcasters look to social media to connect with their viewers, [...]

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This Crazy Twitter Thing

Twitter: a social networking site that allows users to produce and track real time status updates of some of the most glamorized as well as some of the most mundane people on Earth. There is no question that Twitter influences individual people but how does Twitter influence broadcast news? Does it enhance the production, dissemination, and broadcasting of daily news or [...]

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