Do you believe that social media has increased the quality of news and information or decreased it?

 I believe that Social media is amazing! So many people use it.  This is a benefit because if someone decided they want to share something, whether it is opinion or fact this can be done in a fast and easy way.  Not only can you make an article, you can post your opinion and facts that may either agree or disagree with the author of the post.  This is a way to give and receive news in a matter of seconds.   Now although I think that it is a fast and easy tool to communication. Many people can abuse this to write things that may not necessarily be true.  As readers we need to use our discretion when reading news put on the internet. 

               I believe that it has increased the quality.  Some people may not agree with this but news is so readily available and can be updated and changed in a matter of minutes.  This gives a chance for those who don’t have million dollar equipment a chance to let their voice be heard.  It gives them a chance to give their opinion, perspective, or in person account of a story.  We have a choice to pick and choose which news we want to watch and when we want to watch it.  The quality of news and quantity of news has both gone up.  It is amazing to see the change in the way we gather news.  My grandparents still receive most of their news from the television or radio.  As the younger generation uses Social media more and more it is becoming a more and more popular way of gathering news.