Rumors, news and Media now and then or Blogs come of Age
So based on a post in Engaget, Apple stock dropped and people lost actual money. The "internal memo" that was posted turned out to be untrue. The bad news is that in an age of instant, always on news, rumors can travel like light and do harm. The good news is that blogs are now being treated with more respect in terms of the quality of information they convey.
The ultrafast, competitive nature of online reporting and publishing is here to stay. That means readers must adapt and be aware of the circumstances, said Sree Sreenivasan, a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, who specializes in new media. "I read lots of journalism on blogs, and think that as with anything--with anything I read in any publication, print or on the Web--I always am skeptical, and we've got to be skeptical about everything we see."
Source: news.com.com
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