when to use facebook as a source

[zagreus]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_en_mo/people_actor_arrested

although the story itself isn't exactly positive...
they use facebook as a source. what the hell?! that's some great journalism!

 

[Mukandpuria]

"Authorities confirmed the victim's identity as Kendra Beebe. According to her Facebook page, she is a 35-year-old mother of two who works as an insurance broker in Carlsbad, a coastal suburb."

haha Professors are going to have to soon start saying Facebook isn't a source, lol

 

[Rohit]

Are you serious facebook as a source. Are they on crack. Actually well a lot of investigations due tend to look at these kinds of site so see if who the person has affiliations with (I).