Social media has made a huge impact on the way people get their news now a days. Many people now get their news from social media such as Facebook, Tweeter, YouTube and others, rather than from a newspaper. It has become one of the top three news sources and it's rapidly increasing. Also, news are constantly being shared online through social media and updated. Due to this, people are able to find out about an event as it is happening or soon after it happened, in some cases the story gets out even before news are able to report on it. The main effect of social media on news is that people have more access to the news and they are able to stay connected to what's happening no matter where they are.
The benefits of social media news are that they are delivered quickly and spread fast. Also, just about anyone can report the news through their personal social media accounts. Another thing is that it allows the news stories to spread to anyone anywhere who can access them, a story can travel the world and be recorded and viewed on any device. Something bad is that because anyone can report the news, this can result in amateur writers who might lie or partially tell the truth. Some big important pieces can be left out and therefore the story itself can be inaccurate. People can go as far as to make up an entire story and many might read it and believe it. The important thing is to be on the watch out for made up stories/fakes and to be sure to know that your social media news source is reliable.
