Thinking about social media and the rise of celebrity and the local or home-grown expert, how important is being a qualified professional in society today?

In society today, most people use social media every day. They can access information about the celebrity and the local or home-grown expert. The dilemma is whether the information we obtain on the Internet and social media is true or false. Therefore, we need to have qualified professionals in information areas to get corrrect information quickly. The key professionals, including computing and telecommunications engineers, managers and research scientists are influencing the pace of technological change. (O’Connell, [201930_ETL 401] module 2, p.14)

They need to have qualification through training or education to play their roles well in this information society.

O’Connell, J. (2019). The information environment [S-ETL401_201930 module2] Retrieved March 9, 2019. From Charles Sturt University website : https://interact2.csu.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_42380_1&content_id=_2633951_1&mode=view