Proof positive: How we get the news has changed.

Michael Jackson's untimely demise illustrates another sign of our times as one social network after another proves positive that our news is happening real time.

Michael Jackson's death roils Wikipedia
Michael Jackson Dies: Twitter Tributes Now 30% of Tweets
News sites swamped following Michael Jackson's death

And this doesn't even account for the news spread via sms.. which is how my teen found out around the same time as some of the news reports.