Can mainstream media tap social media's potential?

Social media, such as blogs, have emerged strongly as forums to express unbridled and original opinion as well as sources of news. My article in The Hoot deals with the question  why mainstream media should use this forum on a regular basis. You can access the article at Can mainstream media tap social media's potential? 

Defamation verdict bites Times Now

My article Defamation verdict bites Times Now has been published by The Hoot.org, a media monitor portal run by The Media Foundation whose office bearers/ members are well known journalists like B G Verghese, Sevanti Ninan, Paronjay Guha Thakurta, Vinod Mehta, H K Dua, Neerja Choudhury,etc.


Would appreciate if you could go through the same and give your comments below the story.