"If newspapers are to be relevant in today’s context of Citizen Journalism, they should learn to integrate with new platforms of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube."
These observations were made by senior British Journalist Claire Fry who works for a UK-based regional newspaper – Worcester News at a recent presentation at the Auditorium of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI). Ms. Fry is part of a five-member Group Study Exchange Team visiting Sri Lanka from Rotary District 1100 UK.
In his introductory address, SLPI CEO, Imran Furkan said that the power of social media was evident in the people power movements that have led to the downfall of leaders in some African and Middle East countries such as Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in the recent past. The vetting process of information that comes through social networking goes through various personnel in the chain of custody like friends and family and friends of friends that make it trustworthy to many.
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