We talked briefly about news that doesn't get published by the mainstream press and how the internet is changing that. Here is the example that I mentioned:http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Japan+dolphin+hunt&search=Search
Check it out.

Remember that your first reseach and story are due this Sat. the 28th. You have to find out what a Sugidame is and what it is for. A picture for the story is required. Good Luck.;>} Clark

Here are some good sources for news that is not always published in the regular media.
CITIZEN MEDIA

Digital technologies in the hands of growing numbers of individuals
could be put to use covering stories that do not normally get much
attention. The University of Maryland's J-Lab: The Institute for
Interactive Journalism is honoring 10 community news projects with New
Voices grants, offering more diversity in news coverage.

Among the projects awarded:

* Vermont Climate Witness will create interactive maps to track how
residents see climate change affecting the state's economy. DETAILS:
http://www.tamarackmedia.org/vtclimatewitness/

* Northwest Community Radio Network Collaborative Newscast will air
weekly hour-long newscasts culled from public-affairs programming
produced in isolated communities in the Pacific Northwest. DETAILS:
http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/

* Saint Paul City Newsdesk will create a network of citizen journalists
to cover neighborhoods and municipal news. DETAILS:
http://www.spnn.org/

* Building Blocks will launch a news and information site informing New
York City residents about major real estate development projects
affecting their neighborhoods. DETAILS: http://www.prattcenter.net/

According to New Voices adviser Peter Levine, such participatory
journalism could contribute to active civic involvement in the United
States. "Dissatisfied with formal institutions, citizens are working
together on community problems, building new associations--and creating
their own news media," he says.

SOURCE: University of Maryland J-Lab,
http://www.j-lab.org/nv2007_release.shtml

This is a short summary, I would like you to go and read at least half of the long story about this man, a great journalist and we will talk about why he was..a great journalist. Why do you think he was?

David Halberstam, 73, Reporter and Author, Dies
By CLYDE HABERMAN
Mr. Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, wrote
more than 20 books on topics as varied as the Vietnam War
and basketball.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/arts/24halberstam.html?th&emc=th