In an illustration of how the information world has changed, many people learned through media formats or devices that weren't available a decade ago that the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks had been killed.
"It just kind of spread like wildfire online," said Stephen Vujevica, a student at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania. "It's amazing to see how social media played a part in it."
I found out on my Blackberry when I went to Yahoo to check the Yankees score. So I guess I was at least logged into the Smart phone angle. Most people I know found out on Twitter or Facebook. However, as soon as I read the Breaking News on Yahoo I tuned into the TV. So in my case New Media was my news flash but the traditional media was my information source.
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