Comments on: 89% of Journalists Source Stories From Social Media, Yet Only 15% Admit Its Importance

By: Kort från Digitalpr.se-2010/02/21

Kort från Digitalpr.se-2010/02/21 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:00:32 +0000

[...] 89% of Journalists Source Stories From Social Media, Yet Only 15% Admit Its Importance [...]

By: Janice Clark

Janice Clark — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:45:09 +0000

Yep journalist will have a greater scope when they will also be in social media such as facebook. I know some journalist and of course it is important.

By: jacobian

jacobian — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:21:06 +0000

well it’s true,many journalist are on facebook n twitter so they shared their stories on those sites.
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By: Felix Pleșoianu

Felix Pleșoianu — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:53:20 +0000

We’re not making their jobs obsolete, far from it. But we *are* taking them down from their pedestals. No longer are pro journalists the sole purveyors of truth. And they held that position for so long, they can’t get used to being ordinary people again. It’s not unlike the sunset of aristocracy at the beginning of the 20th century.

By: Michael Biven

Michael Biven — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:26:10 +0000

I agree with each of Elliot’s points and would add that the results of the survey says:

“Most journalists responding (84%) said news and information delivered via social media was slightly less or much less reliable/vetted than news delivered via traditional media.”

It’s understandable that the overall view of SM as a tool is less important since it may require more work compared to other methods. And yet it still says the majority of journalists responded that SM was important or somewhat important for researching their stories.
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By: Elliot A

Elliot A — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:49:46 +0000

It sounds like you think that journalists get 89% of their stories from blogs – but that’s not what the survey is saying.

It says that 89% of journalists use blogs for research. They may be using them a couple times a month for story research.

“Does that seem to you like a profession not wanting to admit that citizen-journalists and content creators are making their job obsolete?”

No.

Unfounded claims like that just reinforce the need for trained journalists.