YouTube and the Art of Investigative Reporting

What is the future of journalism and film in the YouTube age? How can news organizations create engaging video content? With more than 4 million views, YouTube channel The I Files -- hosted by The Center for Investigative Reporting and funded by the Knight Foundation -- is dedicated to showcasing the best investigative videos from CIR and other media, including The New York Times, the BBC, Al-Jazeera, Vice TV and independent filmmakers. In 2012, CIR produced "In Jennifer's Room," the first video that premiered on YouTube to win a national Emmy. CIR has produced engaging online videos on everything from the man who shot Osama bin Laden to the Black Panthers, data privacy and marriage in Afghanistan. Our live panel at the Sundance Festival will discuss audience behavior on YouTube, how news organizations can translate complicated topics into an engaging video multimedia experience and more. We also will be announcing an exciting new project for CIR that will debut later this year. Can't make Sundance? Join us for this exclusive Google+ hangout on Monday, January 20, at 5pmPT to talk with our senior producer, editors, and multimedia producers about producing videos in the age of YouTube.