As a long time user of social media it is mere second nature to check my various profiles and news feeds when I access the internet. I never thought of how it effects the way I source and consume news until last week following the death of a world famous celebrity.
It was early morning and suffering from jet lag unable to sleep I absent mindedly checked my Facebook feed to pass the time. A number of people based in the UK were posting about the sudden death of Amy Winehouse which led me to Google "Amy Winehouse death" to find an online article to confirm these reports.
Later I realised how strange it was that I had been informed of an event that dominated news platforms for the next 48 hours simply from a passing status on a social networking site. Since then I have embraced the use of Twitter more enthusiastically and by following various journalists and news outlets I am almost constantly kept up to date with current events - and loving every minute of it.
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