Social media has definitely changed the quality of news and information. It is better to say that the presentation of news has been increased by social media because the news remains the same but the way they attract the people matters more than the news. We can see in the different news websites that most recent headlines and the popular news are stacked on the main page with the photos of the news. This let the people to find their choice of news in the easier way. Also they can search the news based on some categories such as sports, hollywood, business, politics and many others. Also nowadays many social media websites such as facebook and twitter had been the source of news for millions of people. Most news updates are posted on some pages, some groups and many people spread it by posting it as their status on facebook. I got to know about MJ’s death, Steve Jobs death, earthquake, etc. from the facebook updates. Sometimes rumors as a part of news spread on these websites as it allows any user from anywhere to create news (rumors). For example, there were tweets about Atif Aslam’s (singer; Pakistan, India) death before a year when he was actually alive. It mostly depends on the source of news and people liking about these sources. If the news is from their trusted supplier, they would definitely believe on their quality.
Social media has not only increased the quality of information and news but also the speed of spreading the news has been increased by social media. Compared to the newspaper, through which we can get news, the other day of any event occurred and also it takes some time to get the news on TV or radio, but with social media the news spread much faster than these traditional ways. RSS feed is one of the example through which people get to know their news from their trusted supplier in a fast and better way.
