How has media changed over the past 25 years?

[anonymous]

Media technologically, and please tell me how it has changed in a benificial way, or a good way.

[The Original Six]

Starting with the most obvious point, social media has revolutionised the way news can be broken and how fast it can be spread. Peter Bale, vice president and general manager of CNN, used the classic example of the way that reports of Osama Bin Laden’s death spread on Twitter to illustrate how quickly news can now move on social networks. Anthony Simon, senior digital campaigns manager for the UK Prime Minister's Office also pointed out that “it’s difficult to embargo stories for a long period of time” in the modern media world. Both sources and journalists have to adjust to this new reality of fast-moving news.

- The proliferation of sources

Another key point is that social media has turned anyone into a potential source. As Mark Jones, global community editor for Thomson Reuters pointed out, now “people are providing news who would not have provided it in the past.” But Jones pointed out that social media hadn’t just made it easier for individuals to self publish, it has boosted the ability for experts around the world to analyze news as it breaks. These changes are “improving journalism,” he said.