YouTube Direct Gives News Orgs A Way To Accept User-Submitted Videos

Love it or hate it , there’s no doubt that “citizen journalism” — the trend where ‘regular people’ record video, snap photos, and tweet live from breaking news events —  is quickly gaining steam. One of the biggest catalysts for the trend has been YouTube, which gives people an easy way to upload and share the video footage they shoot from the heat of the action. And while we’ve seen some media sites, like CNN’s iReport, attempt to take advantage of this user submitted content, many news sites haven’t found a good way to integrate it

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YouTube Direct Gives News Orgs A Way To Accept User-Submitted Videos

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