Democrats stream gun control sit-in on Periscope after Republicans turn TV cameras off
by Nicky Woolf in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#1J2M1)
Lawmakers used live-stream video app Periscope and Facebook Live to broadcast their protest over gun control, in what TV network calls 'a first'
Lawmakers turned to Periscope and Facebook Live to broadcast a sit-in protest in the House of Representatives on Wednesday after the Speaker's office switched off the TV cameras inside the chamber.
Live-streaming video has long been a staple of reporting from civil unrest and other areas where bulky TV cameras struggle to reach, but the medium got its shining moment on Capitol Hill - and on C-Span - after the House GOP turned off the TV cameras inside the chamber.