The Effect of Social Media on Newspaper Readership

The Effect of Social Media on Newspaper Readership For most newspapers, Facebook and Twitter have become the primary social-media outlets. The New York Times, for example, is perhaps the most active social-networking newspaper. Its main Twitter account, which notes nearly every story posted on its main site, surpassed one million followers in June; its Facebook page boasts about 460,000 fans. In late May the Grey Lady appointed its first social media editor, veteran newswoman Jennifer Preston. While some staffers worried she was going to be something of a Twitter and Facebook cop, Preston says her job is to coordinate all uses of social media. Click HERE for Full Story Comment at http://womma.org/word/2009/08/24/the-effect-of-social-media-on-newspaper-readership/