YouTube Debuts Citizen News Channel
May 20th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, News Podcasts, Video, VlogsYouTube’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 […]