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What You Missed: Is 'CraigsNews' Coming Soon?
The movement known as collaborative citizen journalism is gaining sharper focus. What kinds of partnerships will make it thrive -- and how will the mainstream media react? By Eric Hellweg
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/05/wo/wo_052005hellweg.asp?trk=nl