Comment 92102

By JoeyColeman (registered) - website | Posted September 12, 2013 at 15:33:28 in reply to Comment 92100

The other issue is that is a security camera that only views part of the room.

You cannot see any of the presentations, delegations, or exhibits being discussed.

It's extremely low quality.

The reason staff watch the stream provided by my journalism is because they can see what is being discussed, who is discussing it, and the body language of those involved in the discussion.

For those watching at home, sometimes the discussion goes off-microphone and cannot be heard on the City's stream. I have a microphone setup during meetings to capture that back-and-forth which is public because it is heard in the gallery.

During the meetings, you can rewind or pause the meeting (another reason staff use my stream, to immediately clarify what they heard).

After the meetings, I convert the video to an HD format for upload to Vimeo and YouTube. I license under a Creative Commons BY-SA license, enabling anyone to use the video. It is common for neighbourhood associations to clip out discussions about hyperlocal issues and share among their mailing lists.

The livestream is an important part of my journalism as it ensures you can get the information directly and are not solely reliant upon my writing which, being written by a human, is subjective even while striving for objectivity.

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