Kevin Sites Yahoo’s New Reporter
Its like a legitimate version of podcasting journalism taken to an extreme level.
Mission:
To cover every armed conflict* in the world within one year, and in doing so to provide a clear idea of the combatants, victims, causes, and costs of each of these struggles - and their global impact. With honest, thoughtful reporting we’ll strive to establish Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone as a forum for information and involvement. Users will not only learn about the scope of world conflict, but will find ways to be part of the solutions- through dialogue, debate, and avenues for action.
How they are going to do it:
Veteran war correspondent Kevin Sites will travel solo to these conflict zones, aided by a U.S.-based “mission control” team: Producer Robert Padavick (NBC News, CNN) and Researcher Lisa Liu (Radio Free Asia, International Medical Corps).
Using the latest technology, including high-definition digital cameras and satellite modems, Kevin will deliver stories via a five-fingered multimedia platform of text, photography, video, audio, and interactive chat.
I guess they’ll be using the Yahoo Messenger with Voice when they can. I can’t say enough how cool I think this project is. Big applause for Yahoo for putting this together and basically making big news networks look a little bit smaller.
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