TAG | Is this the future of news? Unedited; uncensored and user-generated! |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Sunday, 17 February 2008 | |
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"As long as a submission adheres to the guidelines, it will appear on iReport.com. Beyond that, the site's users determine the content of iReport.com and can flag material for review by an independent, third-party moderator." The service is now available at http://beta.ireport.com and is scheduled for a full launch in March. It is billed as "a natural progression of the network's extremely successful iReport initiative, which has generated nearly 100,000 video, photo and text submissions to CNN.com since the initiative's launch 18 months ago." CNN claims that many iReports received - such as cellphone video from the Virginia Tech shootings in the US, images of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis and eyewitness accounts of severe weather and political protests around the world – "provided an added dimension to CNN's reports each day and for...the first user-generated television program on cable news." However, iReports received by CNN underwent an extensive vetting process and only 10 percent of them appeared on-air or CNN.com. In contrast, on iReport.com all submissions will be instantly available. In addition, iReport.com contributors also may gain recognition by having the material they submit to the site – once vetted and approved for use – appear on a CNN network or CNN.com. Registered members on iReport.com can become 'Superstar iReporters': the top 20 percent of the site's members each week, determined by a tally of members' contributions, ratings, popularity and site activity. Any visitor to iReport.com will be able to view all content on the site without registering, or they can create their own profile pages; submit audio, photos, video and text; and connect with other iReporters who have shared interests, in ways similar to other social networking sites. The site also provides users with simple tools for connecting iReport.com with the broader world of social media already happening on sites such as Facebook, Digg, del.icio.us, reddit and StumbleUpon.
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