The ‘Social Media Warrior’ Journalist : The Breaking News Culture

Technology has brought dramatic changes to the way global media had been gathering content and distributing them through various platforms during the past decade. In this context the growing focus on social media journalism with the various traditional media--- be it newspapers or the news channels need not be over emphasized. In an era of Media Convergence and the growing appetite for news among the readers and the viewers alike the tussle for being first with information has brought about great technological changes in the way news is being distributed around the world.