Citizen Journalism
January 4th, 2007Although framed here as a popularity contest, some of the articles in the collaborative newspaper, BrooWaha (hate the name), are actually fairly decent:
BrooWaha is a collaborative online newspaper that gives ordinary readers a chance to participate and share their knowledge! We publish your articles and give you feedback to let you know how popular you are. The more popular you’ll get, the more importance you’ll have in the organization of the newspaper.
Here are some the highlights:
If perceived intentions can be justification to invade another country, overthrow its political system, and install a new government, will the US be subject to a similar response if it’s own intentions are called into question?
…In essence, our government of war profiteers launched a war to make bigger profits, at the cost of countless lives.Many people today feel that the concept of a “minimum wage” should be replaced with a “living wage.” The Ventura City Council, for example, passed a statute in May of 2006, requiring city service contractors to pay a minimum of $12.50 hour. You can get more information about the living wage concept at the Living Wage Resource Center http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/index.php?id=1958
I lead a pretty frugal life but I couldn’t live on $7.50 an hour, could you?