Putting It All Together - Social Media and News Reporting

 

Riot Cleaner Flashmob (Photo courtesy Guardian/Matt Dunham/AP)

 Pete Fraser's blog is a great place to start when thinking about the impact of social ("We") media on news reporting and consumption.  He focuses particularly on the events of Summer 2011 but all of the ideas are relevant to most contemporary news story.  Go read now and get a jump on the We Media unit.