It’s been around for some time and many news websites, such as Sky News and the Globe and Mail, have adopted live blogging to cover breaking stories and large events.  Check out this video explaining what live blogging is all about.

Global News created a live blog to cover the G8 and G20 summits.  Click here to see the page.

What are your thoughts on live blogging and its role in journalism?  Does it provide a different dimension to a news event or should news websites not bother using it?