2012 Was the Year of News on YouTube [INFOGRAPHIC]

Superstorm Sandy, the presidential election, Red Bull’s Stratos space jump — what do they all have in common? Millions of people watched or uploaded video of them to YouTube this year.

“When something big happens in the world, the YouTube community responds,” wrote YouTube Director of Content Partnerships for News and Education Tom Sly in a blog post Wednesday.

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