Tiger Woods Golf Crash Getting The News

Traditional Media, Twitter November 27, 2009 6 Comments @niallharbison

I am a golf nut and I am stunned at the fact that Tiger Woods has been in a very serious car crash and I am writing this as a demonstration of where news is heading. I am glued to every source to get the latest and a want to show you what new media does compared to old media….

Old media

Old media have not even picked the story up yet. Both of the main news breaking channels CNN and Sky News in the UK are running with daytime stories that are about 5 hours old. No sort of breaking news at all.

New media

The news is changing by the second as new sources on the ground emerge and website news report pop up. There are about 3000 tweets per minute on twitter talking about the subject and creating the news. News is spreading very very fast. The news is happening in real time.

Conclusion

If you ever needed proof that the way our lives are being lead and that how we consume media is changing then this is it. Old media is dead

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Yes, but the story is pretty fragmented right now (3:37 EST/US). I want someone – new media, old media, anyone – to put it all together.

http://www.simplyzesty.com Niall Harbison

Yeah well I think that is half the problem. I was just talking to somebody on twitter about it and we both agreed that twitter and social media is great for breaking the news and traditional media often needs to verify it and provide the accurate reporting and piece together the exact story

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Tiger has overcome alot this year and of course he will be off when it comes to his golf game. Give it a couple months and if anyone can make a comeback, he would be the first choice. He is the most talented golfer on the planet and i’m confident the golf fans can’t wait to see him get back to form.
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