Craigslist.com has been in the news lately. Mostly due to Google Base going live, and the predictions of its focus on classified advertising and related online sites (like Craigslist.com, and eBay.com).
However, for the first time I’ve read, Craig Newmark, who established Craigslist.com in 1995, is into another venture: citizen journalism.
“Newmark, whose site gets more than a million classified ads and 1 million postings each month, told The Associated Press in May that he wants to develop a pool of ‘talented amateurs’ who could investigate scandals, cover politics and promote the most important and credible stories.
The journalists’ articles would be published on Internet sites ranging from Craigslist to individual Web logs, or blogs.
He now says his role with the news venture will be more limited.”
Now, it looks like more of a supplement to exisiting media.
So what, another news service like AP, UPI, etc.? Maybe it will be more like a wire service (more than just RSS) with news from citizen journalists and bloggers?
It’ll be interesting to see what Mr. Newmark has in store for us.
– Mike
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