Final Blog Prompt

This class taught, or at least re-iterated to me the transition period the media is in. Based on the discussions, it seems as if most people are going to YouTube or social media for news consumption as opposed to newspapers or cable news, which was the norm in previous eras.

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  1. UnknownJune 6, 2017 at 7:46 PM

    I agree with this, social media has been the forefront of news media. Especially in the sporting world, which we have seen in our jobs

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