The video of a teary-eyed teenager defending Britney Spears was sucked from its Youtube home three days ago and splashed onto different sources of media including CNN, Perezhilton.com, "The View," and international publications.
In just three days, the face of 19-year-old Chris Crocker was seen at least 5 million times and received over 70,000 comments.
Whether its the confusion of what gender this kid identifies with or the zealous dedication he exhibits for Britney Spears, one thing is clear: Convergence of media has allowed over 5 million viewers to actively share, comment, and analyze (basically ridicule) Chris Crocker and his crocodile tears for Britney.
Does convergence of media decrease the quality of news by allowing "sub-news" to make it alongside "mainstream" news?
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