liveblog

or live-blog, live blog

[ lahyv-blawg, ‑-blog ]

noun

1. a blog containing entries about an event that are written and posted while the event is taking place.

verb (used with or without object)

, live·blogged, live·blog·ging.

1. to blog about (an event) while the event is taking place:

   He was liveblogging the Grammys.

liveblog

/ ˈlaɪvˌblɒɡ /

verb

1. to report (an event) in one's blog as it happens

noun

1. a blog in which events are reported as they happen

Derived Forms

• ˈliveˌblogging, noun
• ˈliveˌblogger, noun

Other Words From

• liveblogger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of liveblog¹

live ² + blog

Example Sentences

Earlier this week, Trump beat reporter Maggie Haberman noted on the New York Times’ liveblog that she heard Trump is closing his eyes as a way of coping with his anger, and that on Tuesday, the first day Stormy Daniels testified, he was “looking like his face was going to crack from tension.”

From Slate

Here are some highlights, pulled largely from The Times’ real-time liveblog coverage of the farewell to the queen, who died Sept. 8.

From Los Angeles Times

Musk turned up on Thursday for a video chat with Twitter employees, and the employees promptly leaked its contents to reporters — including my Verge colleague Alex Heath and The New York Times’ Mike Isaac, who ran a liveblog of the event while it was happening.

From The Verge

It’s a big change for the Fitness app, and as my colleague David Pierce said in our liveblog, “now you can have the pleasure / torture of having to close your rings every day, even if you don’t have a watch.” iOS 16 promises to be a big update for the iPhone, and it has a bevy of new features.

From The Verge

Welcome one and all to The Guardian’s 2022 Oscars liveblog.

From The Guardian