In case you haven't heard me talking about it, I'm obsessed with Google. Recently I set up an automatic search to email me any information having to do with the media sources we've been talking about in class such as the BBC or Facebook. I could not help cracking up at this article sent to me today via PerezHilton.com, citing Facebook as a reliant source for some celebrity trash. It states that the two celebrities involved are now "on again" due to their Facebook profiles saying they are in a relationship with one another. I just thought it was slightly humorous that something so mundane and ordinary to us, such as checking someone's profile, has now become a "credible" news source for celebrity information.
Here's the link if you want to check it out: http://perezhilton.com/2008-07-07-together-again-11
So what happens when celebrities, such as Ashton Kutcher, start playing pranks on the media using Facebook? I can see the shock and awe already when he states he is getting divorced and is "In an open relationship" with Tara Reid.
Will legitimate news sources start citing Facebook? Has it become necessarily credible yet? Before you shout "No!" at your computer, think about how media sources cite a musician's Myspace page for information such as tour dates and band news. I've even seen ABC quote from Miley Cyrus's Myspace page. Will Facebook be used the same way in the news and other media?
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It's amazing how attentive we are to facebook, but I find it hard to believe that legitimate news sources would resort to facebook as a source. I would though. haha
I think facebook will never be used as a legitimate news source. That's just silly. If so, I am changing my major and career choice.
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