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NewsTarget citizen journalism project a big success; new writers welcomed to join Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: Since the launch of the NewsTarget citizen journalism program a month ago, over 75 writers have joined the program, and new writers are signing up each week. This program allows writers, authors and news reporters to earn an income while getting their stories published on NewsTarget.com. It enhances the diversity of stories on NewsTarget and allows a community of writers to contribute to an important public education effort about natural health, eco-conscious living, renewable energy, disease prevention and similar topics.

How the program works Writers who participate in the citizen journalism program are given access to a web interface where they can submit articles. They communicate with a managing editor via email to approve topics beforehand, then they submit completed articles along with their Google Adsense code. When their story is published, the writer's Google Adsense ad appears above the article, giving the writer the full revenue generated by Adsense. Google then pays the writer directly.

That's why we're thrilled to be able to offer a program like this citizen journalism project: It empowers individuals to take part in the "information democracy" that makes the internet so important for the future of human rights, free speech, government accountability, corporate ethics and so much more. The internet is the pillar of information freedom today, and even projects like Wikipedia are hugely important for the free flow of information (which is exactly why the traditional old-school media loves to attack Wikipedia!).

With our citizen journalism program, we hope to empower more individuals to write with passion and wisdom about topics that impact our collective future. So if you're interested in being part of this amazing new opportunity to get published, impact readers and earn a revenue stream at the same time, apply to our program using this link: http://www.newstarget.com/webseed/authornew.asp Please note: Excellent writing skills are absolutely essential. We have high quality standards on writing. This is all about NEWS writing.

NewsTarget launches citizen journalism program, invites writers to contribute articles for publication Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: Today NewsTarget is announcing the beta launch of its WebSeed citizen journalism project that allows individuals to earn an ongoing revenue stream by writing news articles that will be published on the NewsTarget Network. (A "Citizen Journalist" is a news writer or reporter who is not necessarily credentialed through a journalism school, but is nevertheless a well-informed reporter on their chosen topics. Most tend to cover news from an independent, grassroots point of view.

In this new WebSeed citizen journalism program, participants ("reporters", who may be located anywhere in the world) are given a topic ("beat") to cover, such as food safety, the FDA, prenatal nutrition, or other topics. Using a web interface, they submit stories to NewsTarget editors who review the stories for publication on NewsTarget.com and other sites. These stories are published underneath a Google Adsense banner belonging to the reporter. (Each reporter must have a Google Adsense account to participate and earn revenue.

Requirements for Participation To participate in the WebSeed citizen journalism project, the requirements are: 1. You need to be willing to write news reports about a specific topic area (such as infant nutrition, for example, or pet health). You may coordinate with NewsTarget editors and choose from the available topic areas to get a "beat" that you like best. We ask that reporters contribute a minimum of 1 article per week (you may contribute more if you choose). 2. You must have high quality writing and editing skills that allow you to submit ready-to-publish article content.

Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes Michael J. Panzner See book keywords and concepts

Blogs even started overtaking traditional media outlets as a source of breaking news and real-time commentary in some cases, with blogging occasionally referred to as "citizen journalism." In recent years, blogs have been one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet, providing access to a broad array of insights and tips on virtually any topic, including consumer finance and personal investing. But the explosion in content has also made it difficult to track down or isolate information that is especially useful or relevant.

Positive health trends accelerated by consumer education and champions of health freedom Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

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Why America is still a great place to live: thirteen things I love about this country Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

That's why I'm also a huge proponent of citizen journalism, online blogging and freedom of speech in all its forms. #13: Better treatment of animals Another thing to love about America is the (relatively) humane treatment of animals in this country. Now, I'm not saying we have a perfect record, and there are many areas that need improvement, especially in the beef and chicken industries (just visit PETA.org if you want to see some examples), but by and large we tend to treat animals better in this country than in almost any other country in the world.

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