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A Young Journalist's Quest to Bring Social Media to a Traditional Newsroom

By

Alex Sujong Laughlin

3h ago· 5 min readenOpinion

Summary

The article is a first-person narrative reflecting on the author's early career experience trying to convince veteran journalists to adopt social media. It explores the generational hubris of youth, the tension between traditional journalism and new digital platforms, and the evolution of media consumption. The piece uses personal anecdotes to examine broader themes about technology adoption, professional credibility, and the changing landscape of journalism.

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I sincerely believed that, by the way.
Only someone with the hubris of an undeveloped prefrontal cortex could summon the confidence to tell a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic that her journalism would be immeasurably improved by her posting on Snapchat.
I rarely managed to convince anyone to view social media as more than a...
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In my early twenties, a huge part of my job was to convince older journalists in my newsroom to use social media. This is the kind of job that only a young person could have, not just because of my total facility with the social media apps I was proselyti

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