Authenticity and immediacy: Why USA Today’s FTW uses Facebook live video

Facebook has quickly become a major player when it comes to video. Ditto for its live video streaming product, which publishers have started to use to inject some immediacy into their coverage. For FTW, Facebook's live video platform has given it a taste of live broadcast during the NBA All-Star Weekend, letting it offer its readers real-time access to players and events. Publishers say that Facebook works well for this because their audiences on the platform are both sizable and engaged, leading to healthy viewership numbers. FTW plans to its baseball and football coverage. The post Authenticity and immediacy: Why USA Today’s FTW uses Facebook live video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

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The Maturing of Milkweed

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