DigitalJournal.com Tip #22: How to embed video in articles

This is a tip that shouldn't take up too much wordage, since it is surprisingly easy...once you know where to find what you are looking for. Have you ever wanted to embed a YouTube or other media clip to your article? A great video clip can help illustrate your news story, while also allowing readers to examine the story deeper. Sometimes, a video can be key to the story, like here. Putting a vid on a DigitalJournal.com article can be done in one of two ways. First, you can get the embed code of the clip. How? Practically all YouTube videos offer viewers the option to copy and paste the embed code, found at the right of a video, under the video description. Here's a screenshot of a YouTube video with an embed code:

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The embed code in a YouTube video can be found in the right-hand side, below the video description

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You click the embed code field with your mouse so the entire string is highlighted and then hit CTRL+C. Now you've copied it. Go to your DigitalJournal.com article and scroll to the bottom, where you'll find the field called EMBED. In that big box, click CTRL+V or right-click your mouse and choose PASTE. The embed code from the videos should be embedded in that field.

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This is the area to paste the embed code for a video, in a DigitalJournal.com draft

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Remember to click the Embedded Video box just above that field. When you Save&View, check that the video shows up on the top of the page. And note that many news site, from BBC to CBC, offer embed codes for their videos. Also, another way to include video clips in articles is by using our YouTube button, found above the Body box (Draft mode) right beside the camera button. Find the appropriate place where you want the video to appear, place your cursor in that area. Click the YouTube button, paste in the YouTube URL (not the embed code), click OK and voila, your clip is in the article. Any questions? Comments? Let us know below.