Burnt Hair

One thing discussed in class has been the transition social media has played in the way news  travels. Originally, things that were deemed news worthy by professionals who worked for news stations or newspapers was published to the public for reading and enjoyment. Now, with social media, the roles have changed. The public decides what is news worthy and reporters then pick up on the stories and publish them. A perfect example is this Youtube video called, "burnt hair". This video is a tutorial by a 13-year old girl of how to curl your hair except is goes horribly wrong. It received 12 million views in 5 days! I learned about it from my teammates who were watching and laughing about it in the locker room. Watch it, you will probably fall out of your chair laughing...

It is now up to almost 20 million views and even attracted the attention of Ellen. Something like this would have never been "news worthy" 10 years ago, but the times have change and social media has played a vital role in this change.