TV can offer live pictures of an event (and local stations were on the scene quickly on Wednesday), and newspapers can provide context and fact-checking, but for raw speed and real-time eyewitness accounts, it’s now virtually impossible for the mainstream media to keep pace with the likes of Twitter.

Twitter breaks story on Discovery Channel gunman James Lee

I might be a little late on this, but can we say that September 2nd, 2010 is the day that the newspaper died?

RIP printed news, you were a resilient little bugger, but your time has passed.

Source: Washington Post

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