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In the past the only way we could be informed about a certain story was through journalist because they had the power back then to send information and keep us informed, and they were the gatekeepers of what news we need to be informed about, but now all that has changed drastically since everyone is a citizen journalist. People like Loyiso Gola have made news more fun and witty to read, who would buy a newspaper after he’s fun tweets, why go all the way to the shops to buy a newspaper when we can read and download apps like news 24 on our phones, tablets and laptops.
It’s cheaper I’m mean ‘’duh” who does not want to save in this day and age, R8.00 goes a long way baba. We no longer depend on journalist cause we sometimes get news even before the journalist do, let me give you an example, remember the video that was taken by the prison warder while having sex with a police women on duty SIES!, while that video was send to a colleague and the next thing it went viral within seconds and it only appeared in the newspapers the following Monday. The best thing about Citizen Journalism is that we do not have to wait for journalist to inform us, but we can actually inform each other by just posting on your face book account, twitter handle and even on YouTube.
Five advantages of using social media.
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It is cost effective (cheap)
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You receive news instantly.
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It serves as a two way communication
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It is a good way to create awareness for a brand
or product.
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You can act as a citizen journalist
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