I believe Social Media has decreased the quality of news and information. Please watch this video it is very informative of this issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op9vugimuko . It explains that there are 3 different kinds of news: “Right to know, Need to know, and Want to know. Right to know news, is a public information citizen have legal access to, such as health inspection records. Need to know news, is pertinent news that impacts the lives of the public, such as war updates. Want to know news, is information of interest with little to no relevance or importance to the public, such as celebrity gossip.” Professional news journalists, follow standards of ethics. These standards state that “only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyone’s privacy.” This standard is constantly swept aside in social media. People are constantly spreading gossip. Most of what I see on the internet is not real news, but only opinions and gossip. I am a newspaper fan. I like to know local news, and what is effecting me in my town. I am not interested in celebrities and gossip.
