Tutos. Why The New York Times eliminated its social media editor position. Earlier this week, New York Times Social Media Editor Jennifer Preston tweeted that she would be returning to reporting full-time.
The news made me wonder: What would this mean for social media at the Times? Preston told me by phone that the Times plans to eliminate her position in early 2011 and shift social media responsibilities to Aron Pilhofer‘s interactive news team. How Investigative Journalism Is Prospering in the Age of Social Media. In a society that is more connected than ever, investigative journalists that were once shrouded in mystery are now taking advantage of their online community relationships to help scour documents and uncover potential wrongs.
The tools and information now available to journalists are making the jobs of investigative outlets more efficient. The socialization of the web is revolutionizing the traditional story format. Investigative reporters are now capturing content shared in the social space to enrich their stories, enabling tomorrow's reporters to create contextualized social story streams that reference not only interviewed sources, but embedded tweets, Facebook postings and more.