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Effects of Social Media[edit]Main article: Journalism ethics and standards
Social media has drastically changed the nature of journalistic reporting, giving rise to so-called citizen journalists. A 2014 study conducted of journalists in the United States found that 40% of participants claimed that they rely on social media for information and over half of these journalists depend on microblogs to collect facts and share their findings. In current times, breaking news often stems from user-generated content, videos, news or pictures posted online by social media users. While 69.2% of interviewed journalists agreed that social media allows them to be more connected to their audience, 70.% disagreed that social media enhanced credibility.

'''As a result of these changes, credibility ratings for mainstream news outlets has reached an all-time low. A 2014 study revealed that only 22% of Americans reported a "great deal" or "quite a lot of confidence" in either television news or newspapers'''.