The YouTube videos of a police officer using pepper spray on peaceful UC Davis protesters have gone around the world. The incident was captured by dozens of cameras, as the Occupy protests have become the birth place of a new citizen video journalism. Read More »
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Libya is blocking access to YouTube, and border guards have started to frisk people for camera phones. Still, plenty of clips from within the country show up online, offering us a glimpse at a country in turmoil that has been off limits to traditional journalists. Read More »
Local TV station ABC7 has partnered with YouTube to use its YouTube Direct tools to collect videos from citizen journalists for its local news. The partnership comes as YouTube has expanded its capabilities to make it easier for users to submit videos to news organizations. Read More »
YouTube has launched a new tool, called YouTube Direct, that aims to connect news organizations with citizen journalists producing web video. Built on YouTube APIs, the tool will provide an easy way for news agencies to collect and broadcast clips… Read More »
Being a reporter takes more than a video camera and the willingness to put yourself in harm’s way. There are skills and techniques that every good news gatherer should know, and to help out, YouTube launched its new Reporters’ Center over the weekend. The new section… Read More »
Will the ongoing election protests in Iran be seen as a watershed moment in citizen journalism? We’ve written about how YouTube has played a big role in this issue, and now CNN has shared that the events in Iran have driven a spike… Read More »
