As CEO Salar Kamangar told the audience, YouTube is an unusual recipient because we are not journalists. But we are news junkies, and we know you are, too.
Fully
a third of searches you do on YouTube are news-related. You share events
unfolding in your backyard to bring new perspectives to breaking news. You watch live streamed events from our news partners
in the millions, no matter where you are in the world. And some of you even risk everything to
provide a window into global conflicts that would otherwise go unseen.
So thank you ICFJ for recognizing YouTube’s community in this way. Here is Salar accepting the award on behalf of all of you.
Olivia Ma, YouTube News & Politics, recently watched “14N La policía inventa una "patada" para detener a un fotógrafo” (Journalist detained by police in Madrid)