liveblogs

Updates as it happens

Liveblogs is the verb form of liveblog—to post continuous updates about an unfolding event in real time, typically in reverse chronological order.

Journalists liveblog elections, sports matches, and breaking news; fans liveblog award shows and product announcements: She liveblogs every Apple keynote.

As a noun, liveblogs are the posts themselves or the format.

platform

feed

Supply with sustenance

updates · notifications · embed · widget · scrolling · autoscroll · chronological · archive · permalink · mobile

events

play-by-play

Real-time event narration

tournament · championship · halftime · kickoff · finals · matches · premiere · launch · debate · election

journalism

reporters

Those who gather news

headline · breaking · coverage · beat · dateline · scoop · exclusive · lede · story · angle

realtime

livestream

Real-time internet broadcast

continuous · minute-by-minute · unfolding · developing · ongoing · simultaneous · immediate · current · now · timeline

interactive

comments

Spoken or written reactions

  • chatInformal verbal exchange
  • engagementCommitment to wed or attend
  • Q&AInteractive inquiry session

polls · reactions · emoji · feedback · participation · discussion · questions · moderation · community · audience

Opposites
temporality of coverage

liveblogsretrospectives

Surveys of past work

recaps · wrap-ups · post-mortems · historical accounts · archives

format structure

liveblogsfeature stories

Longer, narrative journalism pieces

print journalism · books

format and structure

liveblogsessays

Short nonfiction prose pieces

white papers · monographs · books · documentaries

Family

liveblog, liveblogger, liveblogged, liveblogging, livebloggers

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G