The Problem With Media's Social Media Addiction | HuffPost ::a thousand journos tweeting same debate lines::

1. Forgetting what journalism is about — Crowdsourcing is great, and tapping into the power of social networks is wonderful, but does it equate with interviewing people on the phone, or better yet, speaking face-to-face?
2. Losing sense of reality — Social media also puts us in a bubble. Not everyone uses social media, even if we’d like to believe they do.
3. Worrying about seconds — The Onion joked about a 24-second news cycle in 2007. It’s not so funny anymore. It’s here.
4. New competition — Social media companies like Tumblr and Facebook are hiring journalists themselves.
5. Loss of control — Overnight, if it wants to, Facebook could make it more difficult to reach even our own audience on Facebook if we’re not willing to pay to do so.