NewsTrust needs your vote
In the coming months we're looking at a couple exciting opportunities for NewsTrust -- and would be grateful for your help to make them happen.
We Media Awards, Knight News Challenge
We're
pleased to announce that NewsTrust has been selected as a finalist for
the 2009 We Media Game Changers Awards, which funds and promotes
organizations seeking to create social change through media.
In addition to being judged by a panel of experts, a Community Choice Award will be given to the organization that receives the highest user rating. The winner will be invited to give a keynote presentation at the We Media Global Forum in Miami, which takes place in February.
Please take a moment to rate NewsTrust for the We Media Community Choice Award:
http://gamechangers.wemedia.
NewsTrust has also submitted three grant applications to the Knight Foundation's News Challenge, an annual contest that awards funding for community-focused innovation in media. We're seeking funding for three new applications to extend the NewsTrust service:
* Local NewsTrust Sites
NewsTrust
will provide regional news websites aggregating quality journalism in
two pilot locations: the San Francisco Bay Area and Miami. We will
partner with local newspapers and universities in each area, extending
our innovative social news network to identify and promote the best
news coverage in their communities.
http://tinyurl.com/6qovue
* Community FactCheck
Community
FactCheck will enable citizens and journalists to collectively fact
check statements made by local newsmakers in their communities. It will
engage members of the public to join forces with professionals to
separate fact from fiction through in-depth research, in partnership
with local newspapers and universities, using a new set of online tools
under development by NewsTrust, a nonprofit social news service.
http://tinyurl.com/59ff4j
* Local NewsQuiz
Local
News Quiz is a fun online game that will challenge you to ‘Test your
News IQ’ by answering trivia questions about local news events, people,
places and public issues. As an added twist, Local News Quiz will be
user-generated. It will engage citizens and journalists to collectively
create their own fun and informative news quizzes about public life in
their communities.
http://tinyurl.com/5mbc2f
Please review these projects, then sign up and rate them on the News Challenge site. We really appreciate your support as we continue to expand and improve our service. Thank you for taking the time to spread the word!
This week: The Presidential Election -- Healing the Divide
The victory for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party marks a major
shift in American politics, and a significant moment in its racial
history. Please help find insightful news and opinion about the meaning
of Tuesday's election for Washington, everyday Americans, and the
world.
We're particularly interested in coverage of new ways to find common ground between Republicans and Democrats. How can both parties bridge their deep ideological divisions to address the many challenges facing America? Please review our recommended stories -- and submit new stories -- on our Presidential Election topic page.
Here's a quick sampling of what we've found so far:
News
As economic crisis peaked, tide turned against McCain
Wall Street Journal (News Analysis)
Internal battles divided McCain and Palin camps
New York Times (News Analysis)
U.S. hailed again as 'country of dreams'
Washington Post (Special Report)
A sea change for politics as we know it
New York Times (News Analysis)
Jubilation greets Barack Obama's presidential victory
Guardian (News Report)
Opinion
The treatment of Bush has been a disgrace
Wall Street Journal (Editorial)
The Southern Strategy Comes of Age
Harper's (Opinion)
McCain is on the verge of defeat that marks the end of the Republican era
Guardian (Opinion)
Obama wins: Why all Americans have a reason to celebrate
Huffington Post (Opinion)
-- Derek Hawkins
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