Useful articles

http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/archives/page9157.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_journalism
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/nov/05/digital-media-twitter-personalised-newspaper-twittertimes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/sep/17/digital-media-future-of-journalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_journalism
http://www.nowpublic.com/opinions/impact-online-journalism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2008/01/value_of_citizen_journalism.html

Radio broadcast about social networking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p003vq8p/Analysis_Social_Networking/

Another good article

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/22/social.networking.news/index.html

5/11/09 - Social networking

Read articles
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/nov/02/stephenfry-digital-media
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/sep/18/oxford-social-media-convention-2009-journalism-blogs

Discuss how you think that social networks are changing the news, both content and how it is reported. What is the impact on society of this? Is it a good or bad thing?

H/W
Further research into the topic, write up your findings and make notes from the lesson discussion.