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OhmyNews.com is a South Korean online newspaper with the motto "Every Citizen is a Reporter". It was founded by Oh Yeon Ho on February 22, 2000. It is the first of its kind in the world to accept, edit and publish articles from its readers, in an open source style of news reporting. About 20% of the site's content is written by the 55-person staff while the majority of articles are written by other freelance contributors who are mostly ordinary citizens. OhmyNews' citizen reporters now number 41,000. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Last Edit:
Jun 30, 2006 - 5:53 PM PDT
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Learning Technologists Look on the Bright Side of Budget Cuts
() At Learning Technologies, a conference and exhibition in London last week, there was recogniton that training budgets were under pressure in the credit crunch. However there ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
A Monumental Challenge to America
() Mr. Bush's Middle East adventures underscore the enormity of his foreign policy failures, from which it may take America years to recover. But for such a recovery to occur, we ...Posted by Louise Franco -
Sex Ed: Urgent Need Among African Youth
() In the absence of proper interventions to equip adolescents with appropriate sexual and reproductive health education, the lives of young men and women continue to be cut ...Posted by Louise Franco -
Ethiopia Seeks to Improve Women's Lives
() Unsafe abortions are the second leading cause of death for women, after tuberculosis, in the country. Although abortion is illegal, studies indicate that it is widespread and ...Posted by Louise Franco -
Sri Lanka: Fighting for a Motherland?
() To give some idea of the scale of the war, Sri Lanka in 2007 was the most dangerous country in the world for journalists after Iraq and Somalia. The ceasefire has been all but ...Posted by Louise Franco -
Korea's Feline Fears
() Up until several years ago it was rare to see a cat, domestic or feral, in Seoul. When Westerners began living in Korea in the late 19th century, many of them were surprised ...Posted by Louise Franco -
The Journalist of the Future Is Here
() Theoretically, anyone and everybody can be a journalist. If they are at the scene of the event or able to rush to it as it happens they must simply record the details, ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Democracy in Pakistan
() Democracy in Pakistan [Opinion] Democracy has suddenly become a big topic of discussion in Pakistan Bhuwan Thapaliya (Bhuwan) Email Article Print Article Published ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Falwell Made Religious Right Into Political Force
() Falwell's God was the muscular, fire-and-brimstone revenge nut of the Old Testament, not the wussy, love-thy-neighbor, turn-the-other-cheek character of the New. He made this ...Posted by Todd Thacker -
High Hopes for Ecuador's Next President
() Ecuador is set for a fresh start on Jan. 15, 2007, when newly elected President Rafael Correa will begin his mandate. Hoping to redistribute the country's oil wealth, Correa ...Posted by Seth de l'Isle
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