Do you believe that social media has increased the quality of new and information or decreased it?
In my opinion I think it has increased the quality of media in many ways and also has decreased the quality of news in many ways. Back in the day there was only one way of hearing about the news and it was through the radio. Then came the television and now you have too many sources through social media. It decreased because different networks are used such as twitter and facebook for news by tv channels such as CP24 or CityNews and from they tweet or post on facebook could contradict what other channels tweet or post causing confusion in people and who rely on the news. One can never know which information's right and what's not. Also by using these networks to spread news, more and more people have started reading or watching the news but many have stopped since they seem to think that the information is faulty.
The positive part of using social media for news is that the news gets around way faster than it would through just television or the radio. Since majority of the people use social networks these days, they all pass on the news that shocks them and eventually people hear about it. One can never tell which one's the rumor and which one's that actual news.
