“Why the News Media Became Irrelevant—And How Social Media Can Help”: A Response.

Michael Skoler addressed the question: Are we out of touch, as journalists, with the public? I would have to say yes. The most important thing as news writers is connection with the readers and I believe social media is dominating in this field because in essence, social media and the public are the same.

The writer concludes that creditable journalism will have to adapt and connect more with their readers in order to survive.  However, I fear that it might be too late. With the Web being completely open to seemingly everyone on the planet the voice of the conventional journalist will eventually be drowned out by the noise of the readers.