Journalists love social media — but they don’t trust it

Social media is meat and drink to journalists everywhere but many reporters still do not trust it, according to the first nationwide survey of news reporting in the digital era.

A study conducted by researchers at NUI Galway found that 55% of journalists surveyed thought that social media platforms were undermining traditional journalistic values.

It found that among Irish journalists surveyed, 99% used social media, with half using it on a daily basis, but those questioned said they used traditional methods to verify stories.