Courtesy: YouTube LogoWhile watching that video I realized that YouTube is a source of entertainment but not a source of serious news. The home page of YouTube last Wednesday had no video about the State of the Union address; and it didn't have any video pertaining to the war in Iraq on the homepage.
News is news; and entertainment is entertainment. The next generation will look at funny videos on the internet just like me, but when it comes to the serious news people will flip on the real tube to get their information.
Online video use has been on the rise for years; but let's get serious: Online video use is no where near the use of the TV. Beyond that, news networks, like CNN, are integrating funny YouTube videos into their shows, unlike YouTube  who is not including serious news onto its site. If you want to see the news and the best of YouTube just turn on your TV and get it all at once.
The next time I am in for a good laugh I will load up YouTube, but until then I, along with the majority of America, will flip on the real tube to get my news and information.
Well...some of your class mates are arguing that you can get the news you can't see on CNN about Iraq on YouTube. You sure you want to stake out this position as your own?
Considering the top videos on YouTube today are "six drummers," "B-Boy Stance," and "Soda Shop," I think the real question is what people think real news is. I consider it to be Iraq along with politics, science, law and others. That's not what I am finding on YouTube.
Check the link in Beth's previous post about soldiers becoming journalists and see if you can find some soldier vlogs on YouTube, even tho the military has outlawed them. I grant you that the top views aren't news. But the most popular early newsreels showed things like elephants being electrocuted.