Sullivan, L. (2009, November 17). YouTube Unveils Tool To Connect News Organizations With Citizen Journalists. Online Media Daily. Retrieved November 20, 2009, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117490
Wow, what doesn’t Google do? Make toast? Walk on the moon? Create life? Here is Sullivan’s nutshell on YouTube Direct:
YouTube Direct, a sort of “virtual assignment desk,” allows traditional news agencies to tap into the content uploaded and housed on Google’s video site. News agencies and people who capture community events — from political campaign speeches to natural disasters — on their video camera led Google to create the tool.
