Wired News: Open Arms for Open-Source News

“A small California newspaper has undertaken a first-of-its-kind
experiment in participatory journalism in which nearly all the
content published in a regularly updated online edition and a
weekly print edition is submitted by community members. It’s all
free.

“Following in the footsteps of past community journalism
projects that sought to give individuals a voice in local news, as
well as the growing trend in news-like blogs, The Northwest Voice
is giving residents of Bakersfield’s northwest neighborhoods
near-total control of content…”

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