Journalist Turned Mobile Celeb

Why waste time sitting and watching the news when you can access it in seconds? News has always happened 24/7, but the information was delayed. Technological advancements have allowed us to see news in real-time and extended journalists reach.

Thanks to social media, journalists and reporters have become just as famous as your favorite celebrities. The public looks for their tweets that fact check President Trump and the Instagram posts promoting the latest devices. Journalists have a way to be more interactive with their audiences and social media makes them feel more real to the viewers. ESPN reporters were able to get viewers discussing police brutality and injustices at the U.S. Open.

Naomi Osaka wore seven masks displaying the names of Black lives taken by the police. She explained in an interview the point is to get people to talk and fight for reform.

These are ways journalists can share information that may not have been deemed news-worthy enough for television. We need live news through tweets to push the viewers’ thought processes while they’re intrested. If this was reported on the next day, no one would have cared enough to discuss.

‘Digital-first’ is the term used in Anthony Adornato’s Mobile And Social Media Journalism book. It means that news must hit publisher’s websites and media outlets first. Print and publishers must go where the audience flocks to thrive in the new industry. Even websites are becoming secondary to Twitter and Instagram. The ability to absorb information in less than 140 characters is valued above a three minute read. People are constantly on the move and our news has to keep up.