Has social media changed journalism?

No, journalism hasn't changed, but the news ecoysystem has. This change is substantial. It is a radical transformation of processes, players and how we consume news.

Media Update :: Social media has changed the way that people gather, distribute and source their news. As FreshNetworks marketing manager, Jo Stratmann, rightly says, “[news now] emerges from an ecosystem in which journalists, sources, readers and viewers exchange information”.

And today? - A report by Darren Gilbert, mediaupdate.co.za

HT: Steffen Burkhardt, University of Hamburg, Chair in Journalism and Communication Studies, here:

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— Steffen Burkhardt (@st_burkhardt) August 9, 2012