Editing News media (section)

== News coverage ==
By covering news, politics, weather, sports, entertainment, and vital events, the daily media shape the dominant cultural, social and political picture of society. Due to the rise of social media involvement in news, the most common news value has become entertainment in recent years.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Harcup |first1=Tony |last2=O’Neill |first2=Deirdre |title=What is News?: News values revisited (again) |journal=Journalism Studies |date=2 December 2017 |volume=18 |issue=12 |pages=1470–1488 |doi=10.1080/1461670X.2016.1150193 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Apropos of this was [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]'s 11,000-word ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' [http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0601-34.htm article] apropos of the [[2004 United States presidential election]], published June 1, 2006. By June 8, there had been no mainstream coverage of the documented allegations by President John F. Kennedy's nephew. On June 9, this sub-story was covered by a ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' article.<ref>[http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0609-29.htm Public Interest in News Topics Beyond Control of Mainstream Media] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615112013/http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0609-29.htm |date=2006-06-15 }}, June 9, 2006.</ref>

Media coverage during the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] highlighted the use of [[new media]] and Internet social networking tools, including [[Twitter]] and [[Flickr]], in spreading information about the attacks, observing that Internet coverage was often ahead of more traditional media sources. In response, traditional media outlets included such coverage in their reports.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7752003.stm As it happened: Mumbai attacks 27 Nov], ''BBC News'', November 27, 2008.</ref> However, several outlets were criticized as they did not check for the reliability and verifiability of the information.<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/11/twitter_in_cont.html Twitter In Controversial Spotlight Amid Mumbai Attacks], ''Information Week'', November 29, 2008.</ref> Some public opinion research companies have found that a majority or plurality of people in various countries distrust the news media.<ref>Karen Dawisha, Bruce Parrott - 1997, Politics, Power and the Struggle for Democracy in South-East Europe p 164</ref><ref>Frank Newport - 2012, The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion 2011 - Page 335</ref>

=== Social media ===
People have a lot of options when it comes to choosing their consumption of news, and many are increasingly turning to social media. Over half of U.S. adults, 54%, get some of their news from [[Social media as a news source|social media]], according to a Pew Research Center survey from September 2024.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Social Media and News Fact Sheet |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The two most popular sources are Facebook and Youtube, as 33% and 32% of users learn information from these sources, with Instagram and TikTok following close at 20% and 17%. The director of news and information research at Pew Research Center, Katerina Eva Matsa, says people aren't just looking for facts when they seek out news, but also a sense of community.<ref name=":3" /> Social media groups and pages gives them a sense of community, and are easily accessible, right at their fingertips. Also according to Pew Research Center, Americans value the speed, novelty, format, and variety that the news on social media offers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forman-Katz |first=Luxuan Wang and Naomi |date=2024-02-07 |title=Many Americans find value in getting news on social media, but concerns about inaccuracy have risen |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/07/many-americans-find-value-in-getting-news-on-social-media-but-concerns-about-inaccuracy-have-risen/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref> Social media [[algorithm]]s allow for users to see catered news and information to suit their likings and beliefs.

These [[algorithm]]s have introduced users to social media news [[influencers]] that may resonate with them. "News influencers" have gained huge popularity in recent months, as almost 4 in 10 U.S. adults under 30, or 37%, regularly turn to them, according to another Pew Research Center study from November 2024.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Liedke |first=Galen Stocking, Luxuan Wang, Michael Lipka, Katerina Eva Matsa, Regina Widjaya, Emily Tomasik and Jacob |date=2024-11-18 |title=1. Americans’ experiences with social media news influencers |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americans-experiences-with-social-media-news-influencers/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref> News influencers are defined as "individuals who have a large following on social media and often post about news or political or social issues."<ref name=":4" /> Users say they get basic facts, opinions, funny posts, and breaking news from their respective news influencers. Americans like to connect and resonate with those who agree with their opinions and beliefs, and getting news updates from your own corner of the internet is comforting and assuring to them. Some U.S. adults have also noted that news influencers have helped them better comprehend events and issues.<ref name=":4" />

=== Fake news ===
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Fake news articles are untruthful-on-purpose stories that purposely mislead the reader to think one way.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Taylor |title=Hook, Line, and Sinker: Media Disruptors That Will Influence the Industry in 2017 |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/hook-line-and-sinker-media-disruptors-that-will-influence-the-industry-in-2017,11073? |work=Editor and Publisher |date=1 February 2017 }}</ref> With the rise of new media through social media (Facebook, Youtube, etc) there has been an increase in fake news due to the ability of anyone able to share and rapidly spread information. It can be tough to decipher who to trust, and who not to.<ref name=":4" /> On the Internet, fake news articles can appear in the same search as truthful ones. This makes it hard for others to determine between what is fact and what is opinion. Specifically, the media coverage during the 2016 United States presidential election saw numerous misleading articles for both candidates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Should the tech giants be liable for content? |id={{ProQuest|2100785283}} |url=https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/09/08/should-the-tech-giants-be-liable-for-content |newspaper=The Economist |date=8 September 2018 |volume=428 |issue=9108 |pages=14, 16 }}</ref>