The pandemic has attached “rocket boosters” to news live blogs and led to more investment from publishers as sites try to more closely mirror the experience of social media scrolling.The BBC told Press Gazette that interest in Downing Street press conferences and Covid case rates had helped make their live pages become “appointment viewing”, with its live pages collectively seeing more than one billion visits during the pandemic.
Origen: Pandemic puts ‘rocket boosters’ on news live blogs – Press Gazette
