For your paper, explain what you consider the term news to refer to, and what you think its role is in modern American society. Do people need it? Do people like to consume it? How? What are your habits for acquiring news, and how do you think they compare to other citizens habits?
Next, remember back to when you considered the many ways and formats that are used to convey news today. Discuss in what ways this variety of news delivery complicates the news-gathering and reporting work for journalists, and reasons why this might matter.
From there, consider the ways that people obtain their news through social media. How might the criteria for what is newsworthy differ between news in this format and news as it is found in more traditional legacy formats such as a print newspaper or a daily television news broadcast? What is true or trustworthy? Do these differences matter? Why or why not?
