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This is not to say that social media will replace traditional media; that’s obviously not the case and Cao is right to criticize those weibo users who expect to replace newspapers. Nor is it true that the average information on weibo is as reliable as what’s in Southern Weekend. But weibo and other social media are simply publication platforms; they are just as capable of distributing real reporting as any other platform. Similarly, print publications and television are also just platforms, and just as capable of distributing crap journalism as weibo or any other internet technology. Most weibo users aren’t any kind of media, and they’re not trying to be. But to suggest that no one on weibo — including the many professional reporters who post exclusive content there — is doing real reporting just because Yao Chen isn’t a great source for political news is ridiculous. And to suggest that the platform itself isn’t suited to being “real” media simply doesn’t make sense. Any platform that allows you to type words and share them with others can be a ‘media outlet’ of sorts with the right person doing the typing.