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YouTube & Citizen Journalism. Andrew Bangs YouTube Highway Africa Conference July 7, 2010. https://sites.google.com/a/google.com/google-highway-africa/ http://wjec.ru.ac.za. youtube.com/feather_beta. What is YouTube?. #3 Largest Site 483MM Global Users 35% Y/Y Growth
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YouTube & Citizen Journalism Andrew Bangs YouTube Highway Africa ConferenceJuly 7, 2010
https://sites.google.com/a/google.com/google-highway-africa/ http://wjec.ru.ac.za
#3Largest Site • 483MM Global Users • 35%Y/Y Growth • 39% Global Internet Penetration • 80% of Traffic Comes from Outside the US Source: Nielsen//NetRatings (October 2007) - US audience.
2 Billion+Views/Day Source: Nielsen//NetRatings (October 2007) - US audience.
#2 Search Engine Source: Nielsen//NetRatings (October 2007) - US audience.
Every Minute 24 Hours of Video is Uploaded to YouTube Source: Nielsen//NetRatings (October 2007) - US audience.
YouTube is Everywhere If our user base were a country, it would be the 3rd largest after China and India FrancePopulation: 65.0M JapanPopulation: 127.6M USAPopulation: 307.0M BrazilPopulation: 191.6M Sources: comScore, May 2010
Demographics Gender Breakdown Age Breakdown 55+ 10.7% 15-24 yrs: 30.7% 45-54yrs: 14.5% Male 56% Female 44% 35-44yrs: 20.3% 25-34 yrs: 23.8% Source: comScore MyMetrix, Jan 2010
International Destination YouTube is localized in 24 different countries/territories YouTube is available in 17 different languages/dialects
YouTube’s Global Audience Sources: comScore, May 2010
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The YouTubeEffect Everyone’s a Reporter...
YouTube’s role in global media • Changing the World by…. • Increasing transparency • Expanding Access to Information • Empowering Individuals • Leveraging the power of crowds • Facilitating Dialogue • Connecting people worldwide
News Organizations Tapping into Citizen Journalism • PBS / YouTube: Video Your Vote • Voters were asked to document their polling places on Election Day • 2500+ video submissions • 50 states and over a dozen countries represented • Al Jazeera: Iraqi Voices • Al Jazeera invited Iraqi citizens to share their thoughts around the election • They distributed Flip cams and worked with citizen stringers on the ground • The best videos were broadcast on air throughout Al Jazeera’s election coverage • The CNN / YouTube Debates • Citizens submitted questions for the presidential candidates to answer in two live debates on CNN • 5000+ video submissions • 7 Million people tuned in to watch on CNN • Over 9 Million video views on YouTube!!
Tools and Tips on Using YouTubefor Journalists & News Organizations
Search Sort by upload date Check “as seen on” Browse news page Finding the best content on YouTube
The YouTube Reporters’ Center youtube.com/reporterscenter
Partnerships & Programming youtube.com/projectreport youtube.com/internetforpeace
Products YouTube Direct youtube.com/direct
Products Moderator youtube.com/moderator
Products News Browse Page youtube.com/news
Shared Discover Off-site Browse Pages Search How people discover your content
Tag Description Thumbnail Title Help people discover your content
Be Detailed Stay Relevant PROMOTE Upload Frequently Upload Everything Keys to building your YouTube presence
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