Study: Social Media Impacts Speed and Tone of News Reporting, But Not Quality: A MAJORITY OF JOURNALISTS SAY that blogs and other forms of social media are not affecting the quality of traditional news--for better or worse--but that the blogosphere is definitely having an impact on the speed, tone and editorial direction of their reporting. Almost 180 reporters and editors across multiple industries responded to the e-mail survey sent out by Omnicom's Brodeur in mid-December.
Here’s the problem with journalism: When I see stuff like this, I sometimes wonder if there’s hope for the news industry.