Media News - Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Non-profit news project launches in Connecticut
A new non-profit news website has launched in Connecticut Monday, Poynter Online reports, with the dual aims of reporting the news and providing its readers access to resources that are hard to find online. The Connecticut Mirror bills itself as "an independent source of news and information about our state's government, politics and public policy". It comes in time for an important state budget and an election year. Editor Michael Regan writes that the Guide to Politics and Government his site offers provides "the most comprehensive information available any where on the state's elected officials". It includes disclosure forms that the state's legislators are required to complete, and election histories, personal and political background information, summaries of financial disclosure filings with links to original documents and, for state legislators, voting records on key bills. This, however, is not made available online by the state, a situation which Regan called "astounding". As well as providing raw information, The Connecticut Mirror also aims for an in-depth and engaging approach to reporting and writing, combined with an integral use of social media in a two-way conversation about the news. It also aims to encourage communication between residents and public officials, through, for example, online chats and virtual public hearings. The project has raised USD 1.8 million, enough to operate for three years. The publication plans to share its reports with other media, including the Associated Press, without charge "for the foreseeable future". And around 20 news organisations across Connecticut have expressed an interest in using Mirror articles to supplement their existing coverage. (PoynterOnline via Editors weblog)
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