Social networks and the changing pattern of news consumption As a matter of practice, many Internet users will see breaking news in their feeds and will go to news sites for more details. Interestingly, the survey revealed that the 57 percent increase in traffic to news sites was due to social networks. But social networks, as a source of news and creators of news, are here to stay. The dimension given to the news has become vital.
It has allowed more voices to be heard, more stories to be told and more exposure to important events to be shared. As with everything, the social aspect of news has its pros and cons. Parents can help children understand the positive and negative effects of the relationship between social media and the news so that they can participate in a well-informed way. These are some of the elements that social networks bring to the news and their advantages and disadvantages.
Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all children and families by providing the reliable information, education and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Social networks have revolutionized the way people share and consume news. It has become the fastest and easiest way to access current topics around the world. Social networks for journalists go beyond the consumption of news to the production of news.
It's a fundamental part of the journalistic process to reach a large audience, gather information, interact with your viewers and share the latest news faster than ever. News travels fast, but social media ensures that news travels at breakneck speeds. Thanks to services such as Twitter and Facebook and the ability to publish news online at any time of the day, the old practice of sending news to the morning paper is practically dead. When news comes out, journalists are expected to cover it.
And social networks play an important role, since you can now publish snippets of news to your followers as soon as they're available, so you don't have to wait for the full story to be published before you start sharing it. The president of ABC News, Kimberly Godwin, said that journalists must help people become more intelligent consumers of news on social platforms. According to a recent survey, journalists say that social media platforms have harmed their industry, as they contribute to inaccurate and biased news accounts by exercising excessive control over the variety of news that people see. Among the findings, 90.7 percent of respondents said that the role that social media companies play in publishing news results is a worse mix of news, while 86.5 percent said that social media companies have too much control over the mix of news that people see.
