“Individuals are increasingly using the possibilities of social media. They stay informed about what is going on, share en masse what they have experienced and what they think about things in the form of text, photos, videos, music, games and the location where they are. This connection with each other and the immediacy in which information is spread will not diminish,” says Hans Laroes, editor-in-chief at NOS in an exclusive interview with Frankwatching. As of 1 July 2011, Laroes will step down as editor-in-chief of NOS News. Time for a short summary.
In a society in which every individual can spread stories via social media and at qatar phone number list the very least influence the news, the role of news institutes is changing. For example, Reuters drew up guidelines in a Handbook of Journalism , which stipulated, among other things, that breaking news may not be spread via Twitter. “A choice in the role they want to maintain as a news institute. It has long been clear that news institutes such as the NOS have lost their monopoly on bringing and making news. The definition of news is also no longer determined solely by news institutes. We are no longer the first to determine what is newsworthy, we are not a gatekeeper and often we are not even the first party to bring the news. Formal news institutes are being 'bypassed'. That sounds very negative, but I don't mean it that way. It is a trend. The reality that we at the NOS cannot ignore and that we have to deal with,” Laroes explains.