When the age of the Internet blew onto the scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s with new websites popping up every day, there was a great debate on how they should be treated as legitimate journalistic sources compared to the mainstream media stalwarts such as newspapers, magazines and television and radio stations.
Today, many websites with no connection to the aforementioned media stalwarts are now accepted as legitimate news sources. It was a long, hard battle for Internet websites, but it was a battle that many won. In 2010, a similar battle is being waged with social media enthusiasts looking for accreditation and acceptance as a news source that can report at and from live events.
As they were when Internet websites were seeking acceptance, public relations professionals are at the forefront of the decision-making process that will determine when and how social media journalists become accredited.
So... Should people who use social media platforms as their only means of reporting be credentialed just as mainstream and blogging media?
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