Twitter: The Death Of Journalism?

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An athlete sits alone at a press conference and no questions are asked.  The reporters have plenty of questions, but this athlete stares down at his cell phone texting.  The athlete has now become the reporter, with programs like twitter anyone with a cell phone can report on their own situations. 

Aspiring journalists everywhere are going to find a new way to report the news.  All journalistic papers will be considered "old news."  All breaking news will now be handled by the athletes.  The days of waiting on Chris Mortensen or Adam Schefter to report the news are over, now all a person has to do is log on to their favorite athletes twitter page and find out anything from contract issues to how much sugar they put in their coffee. 

In a suffering economy it appears the editorial journalists are the only ones with job security.  I am sure that not all athletes will be using twitter, although the narcassistic train wrecks that drama happens to are enabled to report on their own soap opera lives.  Sure, fans will still have to wait on pins and needles to find out if their favorite kicker or offensive lineman has been signed, but the next time Larry Johnson spits on a girl in a club he can let everyone know before the police arrive. 

Ultimately I believe Twitter to be a fad that will eventually wear itself out.  For the sake of breaking news journalism and aspiring journalists everywhere, I hope it is a fad that wears out quickly.  Although it is fun to read updates on your favorite athletes life, it is also disheartening to not get a complete story with the breaking news.   

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