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I-Report (also iReport) is CNN's public journalism initiative that allows people from around the globe to contribute pictures and video of breaking news stories from their own towns and neighborhood. It takes a page from Wikinews and similar initiatives in that it allows, and encourages, regular citizens to submit stories, photos and videos from anywhere where there is breaking news. The program was launched on August 2, 2006 to take advantage of the newsgathering capabilities of citizens at the scene of notable events. I-Report grew out of another related program: CNN's Fan Zone, which allowed viewers to contribute pictures and video from the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.Two events in particular highlighted the necessity of showcasing viewer-submitted content during news shows. The tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 7/7 bombings in London gave citizen journalists at the scene the opportunity to report on the events as they experienced them. Pictures from both were difficult to obtain in the moments after each tragedy. Broadcast news outlets, depending on agency or bureau video, were fortunate to receive submissions from people on the scene. Developing this format became a necessity for cable and network news shows.The success of iReport has led to, for instance, the 2007 New Year's Eve coverage featuring iParty in which viewers' photos of their celebrations were shown on television.// Notable EventsAlthough I-Report proved popular from its inception, one event in particular catapulted such citizen journalism onto the international stage. On April 16, 2007, video submitted by graduate student Jamal Albarghouti captured the sounds of gunfire during the Virginia Tech massacre. CNN paid Albarghouti an undisclosed amount for the exclusive rights to the video he shot on his Nokia N70. The immediacy of the pictures demonstrated the potential for such content.Then on August 1, 2007, one day before the first anniversary of the program, the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, again dramatized the potential for this content. Many of the earliest pictures and eyewitness accounts were submitted by I-Report. iReport.comIn January 2008 CNN acquired Ireport.com and I-report.com for $750,000. A beta version of the site launched on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. The site, which had its complete launch in March 2008, allows users to submit media and have it instantly appear on the site. CNN Producers will then go through the online submission and select reports for possible airing on the CNN television networks, CNN.com and other CNN platforms. The site also allows i-Reporters to contact each other. The site functions similar to YouTube and popular social networking sites. New York Times BuzzwordThe New York Times described the word "I-Reporter" as one of 2007's buzzwords: a word which endured long enough to find a place in the national conversation. CompetitorsThe popularity of CNN's I-Report program has inspired a number of similar initiatives by other broadcast news organizations.ABC: i-CaughtFox: uReportMSNBC: FirstPerson ShowsCNN International airs "iReport for CNN." An interactive, international weekly half-hour TV program showcasing the most entertaining, newsworthy and unique iReport contributions and citizen journalism reports on the internet. The show airs saturdays at 1230 GMT and 2300 GMT; Sundays at 1900 GMT; and Mondays at 1400 GMT and is hosted by Errol Barnett.Shows can be watched on its CNN show page"News to Me" features the week's best viewer-submitted content, along with other videos supplied by Blip.tv, Jumpcut.com, and Revver.com. It airs on CNN's Headline News, Saturday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. ET. In the early going this site was useful as it presented the work of amateur journalists striving to present news. More recently, however, it has become something of a personal soapbox as well, a sort of venue for personal expression. Notes^ "I-Report turns one year old". CNN. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.^ "Student shot video of campus shooting". CNN. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.^ "CNN Shells Out $750K For ireport.com Domain". The Huffington Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.^ "All We Are Saying". New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
. But yes, the man on the left in the photo below is none other than Barack Obam.The National Press Club welcomes ---Tom Livsey the First CNN iReporter > NPC History The National Press Club has been a part of Washington life for nearly 100 years." Naomi Clark, 6, of Commack, NY reads her self-composed letter of congratulations to our soon-to-be 44th president.Regarded as one of the most prestigious awards for newspaper commentary and reporting in America, the Pulitzer Prizes will begin accepting submissions from online-only publications. Through its doors have come all of the Presidents of the United States since Theodore Roosevelt, as well as kings and queens, prime ministers, premiers, senators, congressmen. The false hope that this kind of violence will bring security to Israelis is all the more dangerous.An iReporter who goes under the alias, "reallyist," made a comment on my blog report yesterday about Israel bombing Gaza that was coincided with an original video clip filmed by a Palestinian in Gaza.ireport..ireport.A group of soldiers refuse to participate in the attack on Gaza, they say: ".... His story is at (sorry) http://www. It uses i-reports from Tweets or SMS, and also collects
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