Exploring opportunities on livestreaming platforms
Platforms like Twitch are growing audience at break-neck speed thanks in part to covid lockdowns. But we haven’t seen as much interest among most news organizations. When we do see legacy news organizations streaming to places like Twitch or YouTube live, they simply stream their broadcast instead of creating native content that allows user engagement. The form tends to be much more casual and success tends to come from interacting with the audience to a degree we rarely see from a news organization.
For this project, a team of students will build on the results of the previous quarter in which students experimented and prototyped news live-streams and created guides and insights into streaming on Twitch. The goal for this project is to create workflows, tools and resources for journalists to leverage Twitch as a platform for journalism.
People and organizations (for instance, event organizers and musicians) are doing a lot of live-stream content delivery. But we haven’t seen as much interest among most news organizations. There are some good open-source technology tools available that have the ability to interact live with audiences across multiple platforms. For this project, a team of students will prototype news organization that exists exclusively on one or more streaming platforms to derive insights and best practices.
For this project, a team of students will prototype news organization that exists exclusively on one or more streaming platforms to derive insights and best practices. The insights and best practices will be captured in a series of blog posts or videos that can help news organizations get started with streaming platforms.
Platforms like Twitch are growing audience at break-neck speed thanks in part to covid lockdowns. But we haven’t seen as much interest among most news organizations. When we do see legacy news organizations streaming to places like Twitch or YouTube live, they simply stream their broadcast instead of creating native content that allows user engagement. The form tends to be much more casual and success tends to come from interacting with the audience to a degree we rarely see from a news organization.
For this project, a team of students will build on the results of the previous quarter in which students experimented and prototyped news live-streams and created guides and insights into streaming on Twitch. The goal for this project is to create workflows, tools and resources for journalists to leverage Twitch as a platform for journalism.
The goal for this project is to create workflows, tools and resources for journalists to leverage Twitch as a platform for journalism.
Platforms like Twitch are growing audience at break-neck speed thanks in part to covid lockdowns. But we haven’t seen as much interest among most news organizations. When we do see legacy news organizations streaming to places like Twitch or YouTube live, they simply stream their broadcast instead of creating native content that allows user engagement. The form tends to be much more casual and success tends to come from interacting with the audience to a degree we rarely see from a news organization.
For this project, a team of students will build on the results of the previous two quarters in which students experimented and prototyped news live-streams and created guides and insights into streaming on Twitch. The goal for this project is to create workflows and resources for journalists to start streaming on Twitch. Students will be expected to stream on Twitch on a regular basis on a consistent schedule.
The goal for this project is to create workflows and resources for journalists to start streaming on Twitch. Students will be expected to stream on Twitch on a regular basis on a consistent schedule.
Platforms like Twitch and Youtube continue to grow their audience at a dramatic pace but we haven’t seen news organizations leverage these platforms effectively. When we see legacy news organizations streaming to places like Twitch or YouTube live, they simply stream their broadcast instead of creating native content that invites user engagement and aligns with the norms of the respective platform.
For this project, a team of students will build on the results of the previous quarter in which students experimented and prototyped news live-streams and created guides and insights into streaming on Twitch. The team will also broadcast to YouTube and develop a guide on the differences and strategies for the two platforms. Students will be expected to stream on Twitch on a regular basis on a consistent schedule.
Twitter Spaces has been growing fast! Many companies and projects have been using it to engage with their audience and members in real time. Some news organizations like the AP have been leveraging the platform effectivly but most of the news industry is lagging behind. Platforms like Twitch and Youtube continue to grow their audience at a dramatic pace but we haven’t seen news organizations leverage these platforms effectively. When we see legacy news organizations streaming to places like Twitch or YouTube live, they simply stream their broadcast instead of creating native content that invites user engagement and aligns with the norms of the respective platform. For this project, we continue our exploration of creating and practicing a live broadcasting strategy for news built around viewer/listener/user engagement.
For this project, a team of students will build on the results of previous quarters in which students experimented and prototyped news live-streams and created guides and insights into streaming on Twitch, YouTube and Twitter Spaces. Students will be expected to stream on a regular basis on a consistent schedule and refine workflows and practices for effective streaming.
Platforms like Twitch and YouTube continue to grow their audience at a dramatic pace but we haven’t seen news organizations leverage these platforms effectively. When we see legacy news organizations streaming to places like Twitch or YouTube live, they simply stream their broadcast instead of creating native content that invites user engagement and aligns with the norms of the respective platform. For this project, we continue our exploration of creating and practicing a live broadcasting strategy for news built around viewer/listener/user engagement.
For this project, a team of students will build on the results of previous quarters in which students experimented and prototyped news live-streams and created guides and insights into streaming on Twitch, YouTube and Twitter Spaces. Students will be expected to stream on a regular basis on a consistent schedule and refine workflows and practices for effective streaming. Students will update our living guide to streaming for journalists. Students will also build and manage a Discord community and document best practices.
Platforms like Twitch and YouTube continue to grow their audience at a dramatic pace but we haven’t seen news organizations leverage these platforms effectively. When we see legacy news organizations streaming to places like Twitch or YouTube live, they simply stream their broadcast instead of creating native content that invites user engagement and aligns with the norms of the respective platform. For this project, we continue our exploration of creating and practicing a live broadcasting strategy for news built around viewer/listener/user engagement.
For this project, a team of students will build on the results of previous quarters in which students experimented and prototyped news live-streams and created guides and insights into streaming on Twitch, YouTube and Twitter Spaces. Students will be expected to stream on a regular basis on a consistent schedule and refine workflows and practices for effective streaming. Students will update our living guide to streaming for journalists. Students will also build and manage a Discord community and document best practices.