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In reply to the discussion: John Lewis Tweet:I'm deeply troubled by the bombing in Colo. It reminds me of another period. These [View all]Cha
(297,985 posts)not intentional... but, just stories I knew needed to get out there.
I would have told you about this one too.. 'cause I know you're interested!
I just saw this looking for any updates on it.. Just like one of the Tweets said..
Bless Social Media!
The news undercovered the NAACP bombing, so Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter picked up the slack.
Trust in the media is at an all-time lowa September 2014 Gallup poll found that only 40 percent of Americans trust the media a great deal or fair amount. As the media expand into new domains of news reporting via social media networks and new mobile technology, Americans may be growing disenchanted with what they consider mainstream news as they seek out their own personal veins of getting information, Gallup's report on the data speculated
That disenchantment was on display this week after a bomb went off near an NAACP office in Colorado on Tuesday morning. There were no injuries, only minor damage to the building, and no official motive, but the incident holds significance in the context of the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests and a history of NAACP bombings. But when the story only received spotty coverage online, people turned to their own personal veins of informationtheir social media feeds.
MOre..
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-08/with-the-naacp-bombing-the-mediacoverage-gap-went-viral
The good news is.. trust in our US corp media with an agenda is DOWN!