Journalists have new ways to use the group video chat Hangouts in Google+ thanks to new features announced today. A new version called “Hangouts On Air” allows a discussion to be publicly livestreamed and recorded.
…Journalists can use this to conduct public discussions in new ways:
- Create a virtual town hall where reporters or outside experts discuss an issue in the news via a Hangout.
- Reinvent the editorial board meeting by having a guest and the board join a Hangout, then publish the recorded video with the written editorial.
- Moderate a political debate with several candidates in a Hangout.
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