COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW – 27/08/2018
Mathew Ingram
Twitch may be unknown to many internet users over forty, but for video game aficionados, it’s the place to watch their favorite gamer play a new title or compete in one of a growing number of live-streamed professional e-sports competitions. On Sunday afternoon, during the airing of a Madden NFL tournament held in Jacksonville, Florida, Twitch became a place to watch (or at least listen to) people being shot in real time. Two players were killed in the gunfire, and almost a dozen others were injured. According to police reports, the alleged shooter was a competitor.