News has improved as the means to distribute it have accelerated, but now news can be shared faster than it can be verified. Nearly all current events are announced on twitter or Facebook before any major news line releases their articles. Although many false stories are broadcasted, some news companies have tried to compete by releasing everything they get a whisper of, and then correct it when they have the facts. Many users may go to their site for quick information, but will lose this support when they report incorrectly and are marked unreliable. To maintain their validity news companies must only publish what they can back up and leave it to the gossipers of twitter and Facebook to make the first announcement.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/13/tech/social-media/twitter-not-always-right/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/13/tech/social-media/twitter-not-always-right/index.html
I agree with you on that. Professional news organizations should be the ones to verify the facts and get a good, accurate report
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