Posts Tagged ‘ Citizen News ’

PBS, YouTube Asking You To Video Your Vote

Oct 15th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, Internet TV, Video

YouTube has partnered with PBS to ask Americans to share their Election Day voting experiences on a new YouTube video channel, Video Your Vote.
The initiative hopes to educate voters on the entire process and a wide array of issues associated with voting in America, while enabling the world to watch pivotal moments in this election [...]

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YouTube Debuts Citizen News Channel

May 20th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, News Podcasts, Video, Vlogs

YouTube’s newly-minted News Manager Olivia M. has announced the launch of a citizen journalism channel on the site, called Citizen News.
Explains Olivia, the proliferation of inexpensive and easy-to-use media tools (blog engines, video cameras, multi-function mobile phones, etc.) has sparked a boom in user-generated news coverage. “[T]here’s an amazing amount of news being reported on [...]

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