YouTube emerges as major source for news, disaster footage July 16, 2012 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A study has been conducted that looked at increasing usage of YouTube as a source for news and disaster footage. According to the SlashGear, the study sought to determine if users were increasingly turning to YouTube as a place to find eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters. The study was conducted by the Pew Research Center Project for Excellent and Journalism and was released on July 16. The study looked at 15 months of the most popular news videos on YouTube and found that viewership for TV news is still much higher than YouTube news viewership. However, the study also found that YouTube is growing significantly as a place for professional journalism and citizen content to mix. According to the study, more than a third of the most-watched news videos on YouTube came from citizens. The study also found that some of the most popular videos on the site were of news happenings such as Russian elections, unrest in the Middle East, the collapse of the fair stage in Indiana, along with the crash of the Italian cruise ship. The study does warn that there are issues with authenticity from news videos on YouTube.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
