Twitter, the new way to get news?

Over the years Twitter has become a very popular and real-time way that individuals get their news, but is this real-time news taking away from our nightly news channels? Many individuals these days have Twitter and with just 140 characters you can start anything. When sending a tweet, it can either be an informative tweet to tell your followers what is going on and when  or it could just be a social tweet saying what you did for the day. Whatever the tweet may be, Twitter has influenced our lives both for the good and the bad.

A few of the positives with Twitter, is receiving news in real-time and constantly being up-to-date
with breaking news. Also going along with the real-time news updates, you are able to follow particular celebrities or companies, so you can receive a special offer only valid via Twitter. Even though you only get 140 characters, you can make those characters counts to get the important information out that you need.

A few of the negatives with Twitters is it's taking about from the daily news, as individuals can learn what will be on the news that day and night via Twitter since it has been updated and talked about all day. Also, celebrities no longer have to go to reporter to get their important information to the press or tabloids, as they can just post it themselves via Twitter. We are never going to lose the news, but we can see how Twitter has not only changed the news stations, but also how we get our news.

With Twitter we are also able to use hashtags to start a trend, such as #iHeartvillage, which is currently trending on Twitter. Twitter has completely changed our world in how we send and receive news in just a short time.I personally think it will be interesting to see how the news adapts to the real-time aspect of Twitter. I also believe that Twitter will continue to grow as it is constantly telling you important, real-time news.