READ ALL ABOUT IT CITIZEN JOURNALISM MAKES DEBUT.Byline: Daily News Months in the making, the Daily News goes live today with a citizen journalism News and commentary from the public at large. Using wiki sites and blogs, anyone can contribute information about a current event. Also known as "collaborative citizen journalism" (CCJ), "grassroots media" and "personal publishing," the concept behind citizen journalism is that many venture that invites community members -- from soccer moms soccer mom n. An American mother living in the suburbs whose time is often spent transporting her children from one athletic activity or event to another. and budding budding, type of grafting in which a plant bud is inserted under the bark of the stock (usually not more than a year old). It is best done when the bark will peel easily and the buds are mature, as in spring, late summer, or early autumn. rock stars to pet lovers and gardeners -- to write and upload news that matters to them to valleynews.com. ``This is history in the making,'' Daily News publisher Tracy Rafter said Sunday while introducing the project to Valley residents at Warner Ranch Park. ``This is the new day for people to connect with one another. And it's free.'' Valleynews.com covers more than 40 communities in Glendale and in the Antelope, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and San Fernando valleys San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . The news is local and will be free from the constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. of print journalism, namely space and the expectation that news be reported by professional journalists. ``The world is sort of watching this project. It is probably going to set the stage for journalism, for media, for communications,'' Rafter said. ``We are happy to be setting the stage for the future.'' The site allows users to log in and upload photos and stories about their families, their neighborhoods, their hobbies and their achievements. The user decides what is newsworthy news·wor·thy adj. news·wor·thi·er, news·wor·thi·est Of sufficient interest or importance to the public to warrant reporting in the media. news . Valleynews.com staff determines what gets on the homepage, but virtually all submissions will find their way onto the site. ``Valleynews -- citizen journalism -- you can say whatever you want, the world will hear you,'' Daily News Editor Ron Kaye told curious parkgoers Sunday at the valleynews.com tent. ``Have you checked out valleynews.com? You can put up your own stories. The world will check it out. It's fantastic. ``This is the First Amendment,'' Kaye said. ``Freedom of the press for all.'' Articles posted before the official launch of the site included ``Latest 405 closures,'' ``Community pools a great place to cool off in Valley'' and ``Van Nuys Starbucks knows how to rock it.'' ``I'm excited about exchanging ideas and information with my neighbors, my friends, my colleagues. If we did a little more talking, we might have less problems,'' said Gary Fitzgerald, 58, of West Hills. ``It's a great idea,'' Sal Gallegos, 54, of Sylmar said after registering on the site. ``Sometimes you have a photo that you want everyone to see,'' Gallegos said, with a digital camera dangling from his neck. ``Let's say there is something that happens every Sunday at a restaurant -- let's say there is a mariachi mariachi Traditional Mexican street ensemble. The performer, the musical style, and the musical ensemble are called mariachi. Mariachi music emerged in the late 1700s or early 1800s. -- I'll put up a photo and write a short story so everyone can see it.'' That's the goal, to help people find the pulse of their community and to draw them into the bloodstream blood·stream n. The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an organism. bloodstream the blood flowing through the circulatory system in the living body. , said Annie Hundley, editor of valleynews.com. ``We are so busy working and shopping for groceries and all that stuff that we don't have time to meet people,'' Hundley said. ``This is a way you can really home in on a part of your community and meet people.'' Expect to see Hundley writing columns about what it's like being new to the San Fernando Valley, about cool stories she's spotted on valleynews.com, and about her Chihuahua, Pepi. Sue Coleman, 45, of Calabasas plans to upload stories about her young sons' sports triumphs. ``It will be fun to put up, `We won!''' Her only wish is that valleynews.com had been around a year ago, when she and her husband adopted their son Maxim, 6, from Russia. ``That would have been cool to post for all the neighbors,'' she said. Scott Spooner, secretary for the Northridge Kiwanis Club, said the site would provide a good venue to promote Kiwanis events. ``It's important for nonprofits to get the word out. We're always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. good vehicles to do that.'' The best of what's posted to valleynews.com will be pulled off the Web and published in Valley News print editions beginning Oct. 5, when an additional three regionally zoned print editions -- Glendale, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. -- will be inserted in the paper every Thursday. Currently, four San Fernando Valley print editions are delivered to Daily News readers on Wednesdays. ``People will see their own bylines, their own photos,'' Rafter said. ``They will be published journalists.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Paul Schraeder talks with visitors to the valleynews.com booth during a Concert in the Park event at Warner Ranch Park on Sunday. The new Web site, debuting today, will allow residents to upload their own stories and photographs. (2) Paul Schraeder introduces the new valleynews.com Web site to visitors Sunday at Warner Ranch Park in Woodland Hills. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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