subject: Social Media - The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly - Part 4 [print this page] Social Media - The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly - Part 4
We live in a high-speed, on demand world, and like everything else, the news we take in, the events that shape us, and the information that informs our decisions has had to adapt. Social media has many purposes - connections, friendships, shared goals, education and training, and also among those purposes is news reporting. Our news is now delivered regularly in this fashion, and if you are not a user of social media for news gathering, you may not be as up-to-date as you think.
The good news, pun intended, in this method of delivery for current and breaking events is that most major news services are posting regular and frequent updates on events as they happen. This allows fans and followers to be current on events in a world that is often too full of work or activities to sit down and watch the news programs. Depending on the form of media that the user is signed up to receive, social media can be invaluable in getting current and up-to-date information on the world around them. Some news agencies are national, and some are local, giving the user great access to information.
The unfortunate part of news delivery via social media is that you cannot always filter out the type of information you wish to receive or the amount of it. For instance, if you have signed up for information to be posted and distributed to you from CNN, you may also receive the 30 postings they send out during the Emmy awards when all you wanted was information on politics. Most news services, such as CNN or any other major news service will send out information in all categories, news, breaking events, weather, lifestyle, sports, etc. Some may allow you to categorize the type of news that you receive, but most do not.
As with any news, there is also the "ugly" side to it. If you are using social media to stay current and on top of important political and social events, then there is also the chance that you will get false information. The news services will not intend to mislead you, but as news does in a competitive market place, news can be inaccurately reported in the rush to get the information out, and then corrected later when more facts come to light. It is important to keep this in mind when subscribing or following any of the social media postings of news services.
Clearly, the benefits of using this medium for news reporting outweigh the drawbacks, and so this method of news delivery is on the rise. As a medium, this method gives credibility to why someone would begin to use social media, and so for the new user, or for the one who has had some fear about jumping into social media, news gathering is an excellent place to begin. You might even consider subscribing or "following" several different news services in order to get a varied perspective on the news around you at all times.
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