Many readers of local media truly belive they are getting all the facts from their home town reporters, but this might not be the case. What if you could gather your own information and share it with your community? Well, now you can. Media outlets are emerging into a new era of informing the public. Many news outlets are now introducing online posting sites where readers can add and debate a certian topic. The Chicago Daily News is an online newspaper that is written soly by and for Chicago residents. Their mission is,"dedicated to brining you Chicago stories you wont find anywhere else."
This form of cyberjournalism is an "open source" journalism method. Here the news topic becomes a conversation or blog between readers and the reporters themselves. They are striving in educating the community by giving them the chance to investigate the issue and report it. Since its debut in December 2005, The Daily News has has attracted well over many thousands of visitors to their site per month.
When reading your local newspaper, one can only wonder if journalists are being objective and bias in there reporting of the topic. With this new form of news information, the reader can find out for his/her self. The Daily News states," We encourage readers to take part in gathering and writing the news that appears on the site."
In conclusion, the only way to be confident in that you are receiving all thew facts. Is to start digging for the truth for yourself and share it with your community. Local media only has so much room to report the news, so there might be some gaps in the story. The Daily News is showing true leadership in reporting the news to its readers.
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