Pew: News is 'Part of the Explosion of Social Media and Mobile'

In the 11^th edition of the Pew Research Center’s “State of the News Media” report, researchers found that news is a significant part of social media and mobile growth. The evidence offers “opportunity to reach more people with news than ever before,” the report said.

One key finding was that one in 10 people on social networks are citizen journalists, posting news videos that they had shot themselves. This trend is closely linked with mobile adoption: As more people carry around smartphones, more people have the tools to capture breaking news when it happens.