How Technology has Changed Our Culture of Reciving Infomation
News is Everywhere
Competition of online journalism mixed with varieties of media platforms has made a culture of being first,
fast and viral. Digital platforms have become more popular for news programs causing Journalists to learn
how to create news content for platforms like Youtube and X(Twitter)and compete with popular online
personalities.
YouTube
According to Pew Research Center's data, as of 2020, one quarter of US adults received their news from Youtube
On the free platform, established new outlets no longer have control of disseminating the news, and are up against
independent channels who built their online reputation"centered around an individual personality." Concerns regarding ethical spread of information by critics who are concerned about political bias and the influence of Youtube over creators. (Stocking, 2020).
(Twitter) X
Many social media users are quick to share news articles that they haven't even read according to this Social Clicks study
sharing data collected from Twitter links. Shortening attentions spans are just one reason why many news article are shared
without being read or fact checked. The study provides research from sites like Twitter showing how few users read the
articles before they share them. According to Pew Research Center, as of 2021, a quarter of Twitter user reportedly received
their news from the platform. For Twitter users, breaking news is consumed by 7/10 accounts utilizing the platform to stay
informed on live news events. (Aatske, 2021).
While the accessibility and ease of accessing news from anywhere at anytime is rapidly improving thanks to social media
platforms, the quality and competition to be first between news providers is no doubt a concern.
References
Atske, S. (2021). 1. majority of Twitter users get news on the site, and most see it as an
important way to get news. Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2021/11/15/majority-of-twitter-users-get-news-on-the-
site-and-most-see-it-as-an-important-way-to-get-news/
Maksym Gabielkov, Arthi Ramachandran, Augustin Chaintreau, Arnaud Legout. (2016). Social Clicks.
What and Who Gets Read on Twitter?. ACM SIGMETRICS / IFIP Performance 2016, Jun 2016,
Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France.hal-01281190
Stocking, G. (2020, September 28). Many americans get news on YouTube, where news organizations and
independent producers thrive side by side. Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project.
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