Swyers/ Facebook Toys with New Idea
Recently Facebook has purchased three new URL’S with the name Facebook Newsroom incorporated in them, according to mediabistro.com. Many people have speculated about the possibility of Facebook entering the online news world. Facebook is already a valuable branding tool for many business’s and journalist alike. Journalist have used Facebook for branding purposes for years now, but have never been able to use the social media platform for news gathering or delivery on a large scale. This new feature that Facebook could possibly institute has the potential to turn into one of the best news delivery sources for journalists moving forward.
How It Pertains to Class and Student Journalist
In “Journalism 2.0” the author talks about how social networking is the future for journalist. No one could have imagined the effects that Facebook has had on society when it first started. After applying some concepts that I have learned in class I believe that the Facebook as news median could be a giant. Google reader sends news to the people who do not want to go to many different sites to find news. The readers have become very successful because people want to go to one site to get there news. Facebook could deliver news to people in one place as well as provide the same benefit s to people that it already has for years. It could become an all in one shot.
Surprising? I think not?
I was not surprised when I heard that Facebook could be entering the online news world. They had already scratched the surface with people posting their own unique content in news worthy situations, but they have not been major player in news delivery yet. Journalism students should keep an eye on this because they may be able start using Facebook as a news gathering tool in the future. The same website that students got yelled at for being on in class could potentially be the site teacher’s reference news from.
Facebook’s Influence
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Let’s think of how many people visit Facebook every day to check or update their status. The numbers are astounding. Facebook is everywhere, on people’s phone, their computer and even their game systems. No matter what type of person, it seems everyone has Facebook or has at least heard of it. A site with so many followers is a great place to put news. Everyone needs to follow the news because it is important for people to be aware of their surroundings. Facebook could reach a wider variety of people that any other news site ever could.
People that do not even search for news online would see news and people would also see news that they were not searching for. No one knows that exact format or what the newsroom would be like, but with Facebook’s popularity it is sure to be a success. This new chapter of Facebook could also create many more jobs for journalism students in the future. People can visit allfacebook.com or investorplace.com to read more.
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