Australia's Griffith University has made twitter usage a requirement for journalism students. The university hopes to promote more "in depth" twitter usage by students by making the website part of their curriculum, preparing journalism majors for the future of "social media" in today's world. Students have had mixed feelings so far, some dubbing the class "a waste of time." The Mashable.com article goes on to say students don't know how "good they have it" with the new course.
In a few words, I find this idea to be absolute bullshit. Sure, I've come to accept the online universe as taking over the media. But this can only lead to one thing, and already has: inaccurate news. You might remember a few days ago outlets reporting that Kanye West was dead, when indeed the rapper was alive and well. This isn't the first time inaccurate deaths have been reported, nor will it be the last. Imagine a world where all our news is obtained from social networks? Twitter producing the most read headlines? Or will twitter die out like myspace? Only time will tell.
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