Smartphones, internet, and social media has empowered people to be “street journalists”, covering news storied through their point of view when and where proper news agencies lack the access, manpower, or response time. However, with the plethora of fake videos or agenda-driven documentation, it’s become a difficult task discerning the truth from the lies.
“Today, more than 5 million hours of news video is watched on YouTube every day, and the role of the eyewitness has never had a more vital place in the news gathering process. We live in a world where anyone can bear witness to what is happening around them and share it with a global audience, and YouTube has become a primary home for this powerful, first-person documentary footage.” – Olivia Ma, head of strategy and operations at Google’s News Lab
Taking advantage of YouTube’s reach, popularity, and medium, Google has partnered with Storyful to launch ‘YouTube Newswire‘, a curated feed of verified videos.
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With this service, Google is hoping to clear up much of the Internet’s confusion surrounding events that have been taking place, as well as provide a series of documentary video reports – from an eyewitness perspective – on certain topics such as police brutality and human rights in various countries.
The YouTube Newswire is the comprehensive hub for eyewitness videos from emerging news events around the world on YouTube. The YouTube Newswire is curated by journalists at Storyful who discover and verify the best News, Weather and Politics content.
The Storyful team ensures that every video on the YouTube Newswire goes through an extensive verification process that ensures the date, location and source are correctly identified.
All of the videos can be embedded online in their original format with credit to the uploader and to YouTube by journalists and news organizations. For off-platform usage, contact the Storyful team at YTNewswire@storyful.com
