News on YouTube: 2012 in review

When something big happens in the world, the YouTube community responds. Our news partners race to get footage live on the site. On-the-spot...

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Throwing a virtual debate watch party: a primer

Two down, two to go. We’re not sure about you, but last week’s energetic Vice Presidential debate left us wanting more. Luckily, you’ll have...

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A new home for investigative journalism on YouTube

Some of the biggest news stories of recent times have played out on YouTube—we’ve been transfixed by citizen-uploaded footage coming out of...

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Face blurring: when footage requires anonymity

As citizens continue to play a critical role in supplying news and human rights footage from around the world, YouTube is committed to creat...

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Zimmerman charged with murder, Earthquake in Indonesia, F-18 crashes into Virginia Beach apartment

Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful , we look at how the top new...

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JetBlue emergency landing, Pope visits Latin America, Wildfire devastates Colorado

Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful , we look at how the top news...

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Follow the Burma Elections on YouTube

On Sunday, April 1, millions of voters in Burma will cast a ballot in the parliamentary by-elections. This year, Burma is opening its doors...

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One year of Syrian protests, Japan Earthquake anniversary, Clooney visits Sudan

Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful , we look at how the top new...

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Tornadoes in the U.S. Midwest, Super Tuesday, Elections in Russia

Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful , we look at how the top new...

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Super Tuesday Coverage, Live and from the Trail

The election season heats up today as voters in ten states -- with a total of 419 delegates at stake -- head to the polls to cast a ballot i...

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Syria approves new constitution, tornadoes ravage Mid-West, Breitbart dies age 43

Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful , we look at how the top new...

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Christchurch Earthquake — One Year Later: live streaming the memorial service on YouTube

Cross posted from the  Google New Zealand Blog . On the one year anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, the New Zealand Herald is prov...

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Whitney Houston tributes, Athens burns, Syria protests continue - News of the Week

Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful , we look at how the top new...

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Syria unrest, Denver snowstorm, earthquake in the Philippines

Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful , we look at how the top new...

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This week's top news stories on YouTube

To help you learn about the big stories of the week, we’re kicking off a new series from CitizenTube, a YouTube channel focusing on global n...

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From the West Wing: Hanging out with President Obama on YouTube

You asked, and today President Obama will answer. This afternoon at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 pm ET), President Obama will head to the Roosevelt Ro...

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Your Interview with President Obama

If you could hang out with President Obama, what would you ask him? Would your question be about jobs or unemployment? The threat of nuclear...

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Reflections on September 11 - Share Your Story

The worst terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil took place ten years ago next month. The tragic events of September 11, 2001 affected the live...

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YouTube in the Palestinian Territories

There are few areas in the world where the ubiquity of the web means more than in the Palestinian territories. In a place where conflict is ...

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Remembering fallen journalists on video

We live in a world that feels smaller every day. As we become accustomed to nearly ubiquitous coverage of the news and events unfolding arou...

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