Italian press commentary, 2017. Len Klimkeit/Press Association. All rights reserved.
Social media and journalism go hand in hand. There are very few reporters and columnists who are not on Twitter; and although it's true that some actually tweet only every now and then, to be in the news industry and ignore Silicon Valley's media monsters is just impossible. So, are social media influencing journalists and to what extent?
Let's try and answer this million-dollar question by looking at a recent print issue of MicroMega (3/2018), in which some of the most prominent voices in Italian journalism were interviewed about the current state and future prospects of the news world. The bi-monthly review, one of Italy's most serious publications, shed interesting light on the national press.
