TV ‘News’ Stories From YouTube

The internet is fast overtaking the television as the primary source of information for many people. Apparently, in the 16-25 age group, people are now spending more hours online than they do watching television. But this does not stop the TV stations from stealing their ‘news’ from YouTube (and promoting that website in the process!).

I’m sick to death off turning on the television and seeing a ‘report’ about how some kid has been ‘happy slapped’ or a bullying incident that was posted to YouTube being replayed to the TV watching masses.

That is not news, it is gratuitous reproduction of an emotive video. More importantly, it is one your news station didn’t make, so you’re not telling me anything I couldn’t have found for myself.

Politicians are at it now, so it must be bad. They are all posting their campaign and party political bullshit on YouTube, safe in the knowledge that lazy TV journos the world over will rip it off and play it on the news – “look how cool Kevin Rudd is, he put this on YouTube…” Piss off.

You’re a TV news station. By definition, you must have your own cameras. Use them. Stop stealing videos from YouTube. That’s just lazy.

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