Mediagazer: The Washington Post is launching a channel on Amazon-owned livestreaming site Twitch, broadcasting two shows initially (Lucia Moses/Digiday)

2:55 PM ET, July 16, 2018

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The Washington Post is launching a channel on Amazon-owned livestreaming site Twitch, broadcasting two shows initially — The Washington Post is looking to Twitch's livestreaming gamers of all places to reach new video audiences, with a new channel starting this week. — The channel will kick off with two shows.

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