Twitter says it will live-stream CBS News’ online coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions later this month, a first for the social media outlet. People will be able to watch video of the conventions on mobile devices and desktops alongside a feed of political tweets, the company said on Monday. The GOP convention in…
C-Span Uses Social Media Feeds to Cover Protest
With the cameras it uses to cover Congress shut off, C-SPAN turned to social media feeds on to beam live coverage of the House Democrat’s sit-in to demand votes on gun control legislation. “No bills, no break,” the Democrats chanted in between a succession of speeches, starting Wednesday morning and continuing overnight. The nonprofit cable…
Science Channel Series Tells Of Close Calls In Space
Lunch with former astronauts Robert Curbeam, Jerry Linenger and Yi So-yeon feels a little like eavesdropping on the meeting of a special club. Bring up the reason they’re together — to discuss the near misses that have them featured on the Science Channel’s upcoming series “Secret Space Escapes” — and the club would seem even…