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iPad plans and payments

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:46:47 -0700

The Editors Weblog - Mar. 30 - But what will these magazines offer that's worth so much more money than their print or web counterparts? Prototypes created by many big name publications, like the New York Times and Esquire, have been spreading across the web over the past month.

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Iran: When journalists can't be heard, how successful can citizen journalism be at providing back-up?

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Editors Weblog - By Emma Heald - Jun. 24 (News Analysis) - Following the Iranian election on 12 June, which both sides claim to have won, Iranians and the rest of the world wants to know the truth about the results, as well as wanting to follow protests and other developments. But this has proved more difficult than anticipated given the restrictions on reporting, both by Iranians and foreigners, and the occasion proved to be an opportunity for citizen journalism to show its value.

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MySpace News: Roots in NewRoo, future in advertising

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:12:26 -0700

The Editors Weblog - Apr. 20 (News Report) - Launched yesterday, MySpace News, the aggregation and news-ranking service of MySpace, came out of parent company News Corp.'s 2006 purchase of NewRoo. MySpace News is expected to increase advertising revenue by allowing for focused ad content in a more controlled environment than MySpace's user-controlled personal profiles. MySpace News is the result of Fox Interactive Media's (the division of News Corp. that owns Myspace) purchase of NewRoo last year. Newroo was formerly a site helping users customize their own news aggregator service. Former Brown University students Dan Gould and Brian Norgard started NewRoo in an attempt to organize more specific categories of stories than Digg or Yahoo News.

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NewsTrust: social ratings for quality journalism

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:22:25 -0800

The Editors Weblog - By John Burke - Nov. 28 (News Analysis) - Like many aspects of the Web, news is becoming a collaborative activity. Social news sites such as digg.com and Newsvine have infinitely increased their audience over the past year, attracting audiences through a system of voting on their favorite stories. But sometimes democracy doesn't provide the best in news. To fill the gap between traditional editorial boards and the wisdom of the crowds, a social news site based on trust has been created. NewsTrust.net, which goes public today, strives to help newshounds find quality journalism. (...) Considering its quest for quality and the following it has already gathered even before its launch, NewsTrust will be a social news site to watch. In the end, all social news sites will play a role. But where many users might visit sites like digg for a look at the random news listed or for entertainment purposes, NewsTrust users will likely be those who want to see the mainstream press perform its role as a watchdog for democracy the best it can.

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