YouTube launches "YouTube Newswire" service that validates and selects truthfulness of movies with high media value

The number of movies uploaded to YouTube is increasing day by day, and some have captured the highly realistic "real site". However, there are also fake images produced with techniques that can not be discerned as to whether it is true or not, and in the SNS Heisei era, erroneous information spreads instantly and also the danger of falling into an uncollectible state. A service that curates only the high-value movies that are reported, cited, widely shared, after checking whether YouTube movies of such cobblestones are experts verified and whether it is true or not "YouTube Newswire"Was announced.

Official YouTube Blog: Eyewitness video on YouTube: your window to the world
http://youtube-global.blogspot.jp/2015/06/eyewitness-video-on-youtube-your-window.html

YouTube is a service to verify the authenticity of moviesStoryfulBy partnering with and verifying the movie uploaded to YouTube, we will start the channel "YouTube Newswire" that carefully selects only highly valuable movies that are journalist qualified and reliable enough to report. You can see what the Storyful service looks like in the following movie.

Mining the Social Web: A look inside Storyful, the world's first social media news agency - YouTube


We are in the golden age of journalism. Because many people can take a movie with a smartphone and upload it immediately.


YouTube uploads 300 hours of story per minute. In other words it is an era when everyone becomes a photographer and becomes a journalist.


By IS (commonly known as "Islamic country"), images of the battlefield battlefield are uploaded on a daily basis so that everyone can view it.


However, we can not wipe out the suspicion that "This movie is genuine." Questioning is suspicious if there is doubt.


Storyful is a social media news agency that utilizes the worldwide network to verify the truthfulness of movies diversely. For example, use the satellite image of Google Earth to investigate places.


I will verify the place in the movie.


To further confirm facts, seek opinions from the world's experts on the events reflected in the movie, accurately grasp the situation. We use various means to ascertain whether the movie is true or not true or counterfeited.


"We are trying to create technology to further enhance journalism, I believe that modern journalism is on social web," said Storyful Annie Kerr.


A movie is an important tool for journalism as all kinds of events around the world are uploaded and shared on YouTube.


"It is our job to ascertain the true appearance of events reflected in the movie by advancing technology, to ascertain whether it is reliable or not."


A shocking movie sometimes holds the power to move society greatly.


But what if it is not true? It is also adjacent to the danger that the information of the lies diffuses instantaneously.


Whether the uploaded movie is genuine or not.


Work to determine whether it is reliable or worth sharing is indispensable.


To examine and consult experts worldwide, to see the truth.


And it is required to select carefully what to share.


In modern times where the impact of SNS on journalism increases, it is important to pick out the truth from the movie. By doing so, social media becomes social journalism.


YouTube has been promoting partnership with Storyful on the 2011 Egypt protest rally movie but this time it is a movie whose veracity has been confirmed by Storyful cooperation and this time it is worth citing by other journalists The movie will be released on the dedicated channel YouTube Newswire. If you subscribe on the following page, YouTube Newswire will be able to send information on new movies in the newsletter.

YouTube Newswire Newsletter
http://storyful.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a9a19d57119b20e0e0ed3c0a2&id=24e298c57c


In addition to the YouTube Newswire service, YouTube publishes the site "WITTNESS" that only places politically extremely important and sensitive information such as infringement on political minorities and civil rights movement.

WITNESS Media Lab | Exploring Citizen Media
http://lab.witness.org/


Also, a site for developing journalists to develop learning tools and to share information so that they can improve the reporting ethics and enhance the verification technology "First Draft CoalitionWe also announced that it will be launched in the fall of 2015.