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Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Mike Chelen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:39:23 -0000

That's what I like too, I wish YouTube had a good way to organize multiple sources for each news story, sort of like Google News. Maybe it does, but I have not found it yet, so I only find videos about a story through search, and that means I usually have to find out about the story somewhere else first.

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Scott — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:31:40 -0000

It is just wise to view more sources than one. Youtube makes that happen.

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Newsletter Printing | PrintPla — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:28:42 -0000

I want to get my news from a credible source and YouTube doesnâ€™t seem credible to me. Iâ€™ve watched plenty of fun and funny videos on YouTube so thatâ€™s the way I view it â€“ a site to be entertained, not informed. Plus, Iâ€™d rather watch the news on my nice TV screen, rather than a slight computer screen.

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Greg — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:58:46 -0000

This is something that Redlasso did very well. It allowed the blogger to search news media over multiple sources, and cross reference actual broadcasts. Once you found the story you wanted, the user had the control to edit and create the news clip they wanted in the frame of their blog post. It wasn't forced clips... it was all about user control. If I wanted an extra sentence of commentary to put the story in the right context, I could clip it that way... my way. There was nothing else like it for news and those perfect water cooler moments. Bring back my Redlasso please!

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Sav — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:08:25 -0000

I like reading my news. Blogs, news sites, online magazines, etc. I'll watch a news video if I feel it is something that is better served via video or something like an interview. I don't think YouTube dilutes the news source in any way because I've found most of the news stories I've had to look for on YouTube but I do feel it needs to be better integrated with the BBC source/site to really hit home. The BBC audience is pretty loyal and I'm not sure they will go to YouTube to watch those videos. I think those videos need to make their way over to the audience instead.
I think this will work over time.

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Jason White — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:20:47 -0000

I avoid video news media both online and on television and would never consider going to youtube for a source of news information, I go there for fun. If I need something from a reputable source I will go to the BBC website to read my info. If the video is so important to see I will search for it and view it through multiple sources.

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Frank Sinton — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:43:56 -0000

YouTube is decent, but still doesn't surface up News Video well.

For News Video, try out:
http://www.mefeedia.com/news

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

CBojar — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:21:28 -0000

I pay quite a bit of money to Comcast to deliver many of these channels already (sometimes I wonder why I _do_ pay them so much). Honestly, if I want to watch news, I have a TV. It repeats every hour if I miss something. Plus many of these companies have video on their own sites. I'd rather watch something out of the mainstream than more of the standard line on YouTube.

Re: YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

sofarsoshawn — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:49:46 -0000

At times they mix perfectly.