liveblogger
Event narrator online
A liveblogger is someone who posts real-time updates about an unfolding event—a political debate, a product launch, a sports match.
The format combines the immediacy of social media with longer-form commentary: The liveblogger noted that the candidate dodged the question.
Liveblogging emerged as news organizations sought ways to cover events as they happened online.
Posting updates during events
- updatesNewly provided information
- play-by-playReal-time event narration
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- feedSupply with sustenance
timestamps · refresh · minute-by-minute · breaking · unfolding · instant · ticker · chronological
One who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- editorOne who revises text
byline · coverage · fact-checking · source · scoop · beat · media · story
Gathered viewers collectively
- readersThose who peruse text
- followersPeople who support someone
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
hashtag · sharing · reactions · questions · crowdsourcing · tips · submissions · community
live-tweeting
Posting updates during events
- updatesNewly provided information
- play-by-playReal-time event narration
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
feed · timestamps · refresh · minute-by-minute · breaking · unfolding · instant · ticker · chronological · timestamped
reporter
One who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- deadlineTime limit for completion
editor · byline · coverage · fact-checking · source · scoop · beat · media · story · headline
audience
Gathered viewers collectively
interaction · hashtag · sharing · reactions · questions · crowdsourcing · tips · submissions · community · moderation
Microblogging social network
embed · widget · dashboard · mobile · app · Guardian · Verge · hosting · interface · notifications
conference
Organized meeting for discussion
trial · disaster · protest · ceremony · launch · debate · match · summit · hearing · red-carpet
livebloggersummarizer
One who condenses information
historian · archivist · memoirist · Monday morning quarterback · essayist
livebloggerdocumentary filmmaker
Creator of factual cinema
broadcaster · book author · radio host · essayist · podcaster