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Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter Among Social Media Sites Moving Into News

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The Snapchat logo is pictured on an iPhone. (Adam Przezdziek/Flickr)
The Snapchat logo is pictured on an iPhone. (Adam Przezdziek/Flickr)

Facebook is millennials' No. 1 source for political news, according to a recent study by Pew Research Center. Now, other social media outlets are trying to get on board.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with media analyst John Carroll about social networks' stampede to become news outlets and get journalists on staff.

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This segment aired on July 1, 2015.

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