WEdia: Newmark Supports Journo-Blogger Collaboration System

A new system is planned to be launched that leverages the skills of both journalists and bloggers. At NewAssignment.Net, bloggers find story subjects and journalists “bring the story home”. Bloggers are also assigned tasks as if researchers.

Jay Rosen says:

The site uses open source methods to develop good assignments and help bring them to completion; it employs professional journalists to carry the project home and set high standards so the work holds up. There are accountability and reputation systems built in that should make the system reliable. The betting is that (some) people will donate to works they can see are going to be great because the open source methods allow for that glimpse ahead.

More details: Introducing NewAssignment.Net