After all of the guest speakers who have come to class over the previous weeks discussing the direction in which journalism is heading, I thought I would share with you all a website that is on the frontier.NewsVine is a website that incorporates both mainstream media and the average blogger. This site is one of the first on the web to receive up to date news breaks from news sources such as AP, Reuters, and UPI. The front page displays the top most active news stories, the most commented news stories, and those deemed most important.
Also, news stories are broken up into sections such as World News, U.S. News, Politics, Sports and many more. The layout is similar to that of an RSS Feed.
The most amazing thing about this page is if one registers (which is for free) to use the site, you will be given a profile page and then be able to write news stories on your own. Whether it be about something the whole world will be affected by or just your home town. Other users are then able to read your stories, comment, and vote. If your story receives enough comments or votes, it will then appear as one of the top stories on the front page of NewsVine.
I have recently become a member of this site and am looking forward to write articles for it. I believe this site will actually be most helpful not only to improve my knowledge of the media, but to allow other aspiring journalist to read over my work, check my facts, and possibly give some suggestions. Check it out!
www.newsvine.com
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