kpaul mallasch announces the launch of citizen journalism site MuncieFreePress.com with a variation on the Declaration of Independence:
When in the course of journalism it becomes necessary to dissolve the weak bonds that have held the citizens to large media corporations, and for them to band together to create their own media empires, a decent respect to the blogs of the world requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to separate. ...
The particulars:
- An article rating system determines where content appears on the site.
- Authors do not have to use their real names.
- A Slashdotesque "Mojo" system allows users to rate message board comments.
Thanks, Ari.
Still a long, long way to go, but I had to start somewhere.
Should be an interesting ride. ;)
-kpaul
Posted by: kpaul | Monday, July 04, 2005 at 10:52 AM