Social networking is the revolution which is slowly removing the need of print/electronic media. I don't have to read an interview in a newspaper to know the opinion of the celebrity I like.
Not only celebrities, but also politicians. But only few politicians are using it. I appreciate the way government departments are using social networking sites. For example Hyderabad Traffic police page on Facebook. They are updating any route-changes, along with realtime traffic updates.
Prime minister office has a Twitter account through which I know what prime minister is up to. The meteorological department of India Facebook page updates me on weather.
On top of them, there are few individuals who reach out public through social media. For example Omar Abdullah, CM of Jammu & Kashmir. His tweets on his duties as a CM are interesting. Shashi Tharoor, Ajay Maken , Narendra Modi are few politicians who are using Twitter.
Social networking sites are providing a ground , where " Out of context" remarks, misinterpretation and opinions of journalists are absent. This method reduced the work of journalists too. Now they don't have to run to a celebrity/politician. Just follow them on Twitter and show the tweet on their channel. Already our national media is following that technique.
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