Do we need journalist in the age of digital media?

different kind of social media platforms

Bang Bang ! this is the hardest question ever to answer.   I Think there is a ground shift happening in the social media industry. not just in news because of the widening reach  of social media network. I personally think we still need journalist , Even though we live in the changing world where everything is done via online.Today its all about personal media.In the old days, a reporter was given a lead or went out to find a story. Today, many stories are received third hand (sometimes even fourth or fifth hand) through Facebook  or Twitter or Digg so that by the time a story is assigned to the reporter, then its in some form or another is already out there in the social media universe. The reporter now has to take that into consideration and find some angle to the story that is not yet being talked about.

 As the public relations individuals we can also do it ourselves by just creating the social media account for the organization we work for  to interact with our target audience and also make use of billboards to get the newsworthy information  out there. So this is to say   with or without journalist our  organization can survive , its still going to be noticeable .Social media are wonderful even though am not the fan, there is 24/7 online shopping , can also complain or get detailed information about that certain product you need, its fun you get the hard news immediately even though social media are proven not to have accurate information. .

 who to follow on social media?
it is very important to follow people from the same profession as yours just to see how things are done because no one is perfect.We still need journalist like Jonah Fisher who still continue with their job regardless of bad experience in the industry as he was harassed by Juluis Malema during a press conference  calling him a 'Bloody Agency' just because he was doing his job.