On the topic of Michael Jackson, it seems like social networking sites are replacing news organizations for breaking news information. I found out about Michael Jackson’s death by reading the status updates on my Facebook news feed, which is the same way a lot of people heard about it. Most of us went to a news source for more details, but my Facebook friends definitely scooped CNN.
A similar incident happened to Shaquille O’Neal. He was recently traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers and found out about it through Twitter.
Will news organizations have to start tweeting as soon as they hear about a story if they want to break it first? And will this come at the cost of accuracy?
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