It’s no secret the news media has been turning more and more to social media to gather basic information, graphics, reach out to sources and keep updated on various stories it tries to report on. Social Media is the channel for information, it’s the quickest way to reach out to the most amount of people [...]
Tag: Journalism
Students Critique News Coverage of Natural Disasters
KEY POINTS: Students say news coverage of natural disasters in region for minimized impact expected prior to storm, instead focusing more on ‘domestic’ concerns for Florida. News coverage of Mexico, Caribbean nations and especially Puerto Rico during Hurricane’s Maria and Irma highlighted ignorance of Puerto Rico’s role in U.S., in some people’s eyes. Alexzandria Sanchez’s [...]
Social Media has changed the role of journalists
Social media is bringing the world to its feet. If the U.S. military blamed media coverage of Vietnam for losing the war and turning public opinion, it ain’t seen nothing yet. Social media is revealing the truth about ourselves to us: that we can’t tolerate war.
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