Report : YouTube is becoming home to a new kind of visual journalism . Pew says news events are some of YouTube 's most popular clips . ` The data reveal that a complex , symbiotic relationship has developed between citizens and news organizations on YouTube , a relationship that comes close to the continuous journalistic 'dialogue ' many observers predicted would become the new journalism online , '' the report said . Much of the news videos are from users , not traditional news sites . Russian tsunami , Japanese elections and the Middle East unrest were big on the site .
Report : YouTube is becoming home to a new kind of visual journalism . Pew says news events are some of YouTube 's most popular clips . Much of the news videos are from users , not traditional news sites . Russian tsunami , Japanese elections and the Middle East unrest were big on the site .