MacFarlane Trades CBS Election Night Desk for Livestream Midterms on MeidasTouch
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Creators Pounce on Midterm Elections, Hoping to Win New Viewers and More Dollars
Scott MacFarlane has traded in the desk once sat behind at CBS News on Election Night for something more direct — livestreamed midterms coverage for the progressive outlet MeidasTouch. He won’t have someone manipulating a Magic Wall or Big Board. He won’t be introduced by swelling orchestral music. And he won’t be competing with colleagues for precious minutes of airtime. MacFarlane will be ready to talk to followers via streaming channels star…
‘The content creator election’: digital streamers and TV networks face off for midterms coverage (The Guardian)
The Guardian: ‘The content creator election’: digital streamers and TV networks face off for midterms coverage. “On Tuesday, for the first time in more than 20 years, Jim Acosta, a former CNN stalwart, will not be working for a mainstream television network on election night. Acosta, who left CNN last year after nearly 18 years at the network, is putting on his own live broadcast at the University of Virginia that will air on YouTube and his Sub…
How newly independent journalists like Jim Acosta are competing with traditional networks for US midterm election night coverage by hosting live streams (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian: How newly independent journalists like Jim Acosta are competing with traditional networks for US midterm election night coverage by hosting live streams — Journalists such as Jim Acosta and Scott MacFarlane are now competing against their former employers for eyeballs
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