Social media changing news for politicians, journalists

Kerri Miller attended a panel discussion Monday in Charlotte, N.C. that focused on how social media organizations are changing news -- not just for us as consumers, but for the politicians and journalists too.

The Bloomberg-sponsored event included panelists Matt Bai, chief political correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, Olivia Ma, news and politics manager at YouTube and Ben LaBolt, a campaign spokesman for President Obama.

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