[KevinFromTexas]

There are other reasons why they're becoming less reliable, but it mostly has to do with them not being as relevant anymore. And the reason is pretty simple. Social media. Everyday people are now reporting the news since virtually everyone has a cell phone and a Facebook or Twitter account. Things get reported faster now that the public has basically been turned into one mass reporting group. It's not like it used to be where you truly needed the news to learn about something that happened, especially when it was far away. Now distances aren't so far and people are closer, thanks to social media. Information and reports now spread like wildfire before official media outlets can mobilize to cover a story.

I remember the night Osama Bin Laden was killed, it was reported not by the local media in Pakistan, but by a man who lived in that neighborhood and reported unusual activity. He unwittingly tweeted about the killing of the world's most wanted man.