Social news and the power of live video

This event report explores the impact that live video is having on news, and specifically how it is affecting reporting on social media.

Social news and the power of live video

Sam Peña-TaylorWarc

It may seem like a regression to some: social media as a live broadcast channel. After all, traditional, analogue television has been broadcasting live for decades, and continues to do every single day. But you can't shout at your TV and have the presenter hear you, heed your call, and adapt the content they are providing accordingly. As with much of the new social ecosystem, more voices can now call the shots, and that has led to some surprising successes.

"The first week of January, the entire Buzzfeed newsroom...

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