The National Press Club, a 100-year-old professional club for journalists, aims to recruit new online-media members through a partnership with Helium.com, a hub for citizen journalists. The deal is expected to be announced on Tuesday. Full Story »
Posted by Tish Grier
An important development that has been not reported in MSM. By partnering with Helium.com, a niche user-generated content site, The National Press Club may be giving unfair advantage to members of Helium. From the article: "Like traditional journalists, writers with Helium must apply for club membership and that application is judged by committee." What makes Helium's members better "citizen journalists" than others who use different cit j sites or no group site at all?
