On July 6, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man living in Minnesota, was driving in a car with his girlfriend and three-year-old daughter, when he was stopped by police over a broken tail light. Several moments later, he was shot dead by the investigating officer. His girlfriend streamed the aftermath of the incident on Facebook Live, and millions watched.

The next day, as a massive and peaceful Black Lives Matter protest took place in Dallas, in the wake of the Castile shooting, and separate killing of Alton Sterling, five police officers were shot dead by a sniper. That chaotic incident too was streamed live.

Shortly after, on July 15, millions more watched online as an attempted coup in Turkey sent shockwaves throughout the world. This violent and bloody event was also livestreamed on Periscope and Facebook Live.

It has changed the game.

No filter. No editors. Just live, rolling, uncensored news.

So what does this shift to live streaming mean for news? How does it change the way we, as journalists harness this information and present it? What direction do we see this technology taking journalism? And ultimately, will it empower people?

In this week’s episode of The Storyful Podcast, host Laura Byrne is joined by fellow Storyful journalists Della Kilroy, Jenny Hauser, Kay Cairns, Derek Bowler, Ciaran O’Connor and Padraic Ryan who attempt to answer some of these questions.

Episode Three of The Storyful Podcast was produced by Shane Raymond.