Monday, September 12, 2005

MediaPost Publications - Austin American-Statesman Embraces Citizen Journalism - 09/12/2005

MediaPost Publications - Austin American-Statesman Embraces Citizen Journalism - 09/12/2005: "Austin American-Statesman Embraces Citizen Journalism
by Gavin O'Malley, Monday, Sep 12, 2005 6:00 AM EST
THE COX-OWNED AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN TODAY plans to launch a free community blogging service on its group of sites, www.statesman.com and the entertainment-centric www.austin360.com. Jim Debth, the American-Statesman's Internet general manager, said the paper hopes the addition of citizen journalists will supplement coverage of large, multifaceted stories, and eventually boost site traffic as well as ad revenue."

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