Unless you live under a rock, you are probably well aware of the major influence technology, especially the internet's social networking websites, are having on society. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and You Tube are all examples that display how highly everyone relies on the internet for their information. Like professor said, most of us get our information via Facebook statuses.
Journalists are getting involved in the social media as well, but they must take precautions and be careful of how they want to represent themselves via the web. It is important for journalists to go where their readers are, but these networks are very public so it's crucial to maintain a reputable image for yourself. I never even thought to look through groups and causes on Facebook for newsworthy ideas, but I'm definitely going to look into that for our next news feature.
I never realized that journalists, reporters, writers, and other media outlets are using people like us on Facebook, Twitter, or whatever social network you are on, to get story ideas or find photos/ videos. Next time I might think twice before I upload a picture, especially if there's a good story behind it! What I took from this reading was a lot I was already well aware of, but I'm realizing that when I graduate and start using Facebook for more "adult" purposes, you really have to be careful about what you're doing on there!
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It's not just journalists -- even if you plan to lead a private life, people who interview you for a job are increasingly cyber stalking you before they hire you...
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of social networking, I saw "The Social Network." It was decent for a lot of reasons I won't get into here, other than to say even though a lot of it was fabricated it cut to the basis of "real life."
Thanks for stealing my blog title. I really appreciate it. Really, I do.
ReplyDeleteOr you can have an overzealous fifty year old aunt who constantly creeps your facebook out because you used the F word once in a post. People are nosey, he'll look at these blogs, we read because we are nosey.
ReplyDeleteAnd the "Social Network" was great, even if it was corrupt.