Traditional Journalism in today's Media Environment

Nowadays, social media is everywhere and people can hardly resist on the functionality of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or Snapchat. While most people use those sites to connect with friends or family, social media caused a change in journalism and reporting, as well. For instance, there is a remarkable increase in online news-feeds which use striking headlines and pictures to get clicks, notably Buzzfeed or Facebook.

Unlike traditional newspapers these sites often use specific algorithms to arrange and present their news to the reader. Those news which depend on requests from friends or colleagues are likely to loose the reliability of traditional newspapers.

Nevertheless the increase of people who refer to that specific and modern way of reporting is tremendous.

Facebook, for example, features traditional newspapers, indeed. But whenever someone wants to read a specific article they do not open the original source but remain on Facebook. Therefore, Facebook is still in control of the data and the content of the article. The quality paper depends on the company “Facebook Inc.” and its algorithm, which often provides trashy articles with striking headlines instead of informative and serious news. It creates a vicious circle in which people use social media, read recommended articles, remain on the page and read another trashy article. To receive reliable news people had to search on their own. But that takes effort, people are not willing to take in our fast time.

It definitely is a profitable development for all social media companies, because it brings them users, data and money.

The losers are the traditional newspapers and the people who do not have to but do rely on coverage from social networks instead of professional reporting.

It changes the view towards important subjects and might illustrate sensitive topics in an exaggerated and hence negligent way.

Traditional journalism is in danger, especially if sites like Buzzfeed or Facebook gain thousands or millions of users every day.

Facebook needs to change his policy and algorithm in favor of reliable news, or traditional journalism has to play by the same rules Facebook does.

But that would cause the end of independent and free journalism as we know it.

Aaron's Edit:

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Facebook, for example, features traditional newspapers, indeed. But whenever someone wants to read a specific article they do not open the original source but remain on Facebook. Therefore, Facebook is still in control of the data and the content of the article. The quality paper depends on the company “Facebook Inc.” and its algorithm, which often provides trashy articles with striking headlines instead of informative and serious news. It creates a vicious circle in which people use social media, read recommended articles, remain on the page and read another trashy article. To receive reliable news people had to search on their own. But that takes effort, people are not willing to take in our fast time.

It definitely is a profitable development for all social media companies, because it brings them users, data and money. 

The losers are the traditional newspapers and the people who do not have to but do rely on coverage from social networks instead of professional reporting. 

It changes the view towards important subjects and might illustrate sensitive topics in an exaggerated and hence negligent way. 

Traditional journalism is in danger, especially if sites like Buzzfeed or Facebook gain thousands or millions of users every day. 

Facebook needs to change his policy and algorithm in favor of reliable news, or traditional journalism has to play by the same rules Facebook does. 

But that would cause the end of independent and free journalism as we know it.