5 Ways Traditional Journalists are Embracing Social Media

Anti-Bloggers Take Note: 5 Ways Traditional Journalists are Embracing Social Media: "The uncertainty plaguing traditional media is in large part due to its apparent nemesis – social media. It’s not necessarily that those in the social media space are out to get their traditional media counterparts, but rather that market and consumer demands are shifting to the more instant, accessible and affordable online media. And stuck in the middle of this battle between aging print- and broadcast-based giants and youthful, nimble, social media outlets are the journalists who hold the power of content in their hands (or pens, or keyboards, or teleprompters). Many of these journalists have chosen to embrace social media as an additional tool for researching and disseminating stories rather than staunchly refuse to reconsider traditional journalistic methods, and we’ve compiled a list of innovative ways that journalists are embracing social media."