SpinSpotter

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

http://spinspotter.com/home "Spin doesn't belong in the news. It's like putting motor oil in the mojito. We have tremendous respect for journalists, but who would argue that the media circus isn't out of control? A full 66% of Americans think the press is one-sided. Now there's a website and software tool that ...

iReport.com (CNN)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

iReport.com "Unedited. Unfiltered. News." "CNN built the tools, you take it from there. All the stories here are user-generated and instant: CNN does not vet or verify their authenticity or accuracy before they post."

Big News (Ask.com)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

http://news.ask.com/news "Ask BigNews is a search and browse service that helps you find and track the most important and most talked about stories in the news. You can: Use the BigFactor to quickly find the hottest stories to follow Track stories automatically and follow their progression over time Check out the Top Videos in ...

Reporterist

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

http://www.reporterist.com/ "Reporterist ... is bringing together reputable freelancers and content-seeking media outlets. Reporterist is currently in beta."

SuperDelegates.org

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

http://superdelegates.org/Main_Page "This site is designed to help you learn more about the 796 DNC Super Delegates who will vote in the 2008 Democratic National Convention. This site is not affiliated with the Democratic National Committee, or any campaign."

Spokesman-Review Ethics Policy (SpokesmanReview.com)

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

"This code revision, for the first time, takes into account ethical landmines presented by our online journalism, including blogs."More ethics code links.

Display Tools for Numerical Data (Google Charts API, Swivel, IBM Many Eyes)

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Google Charts: "The Google Chart API lets you dynamically generate charts." IBM Many Eyes: "For shared visualization and discovery." Swivel: "Upload and explore data."

Bridge Tracker (Msnbc.com)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Msnbc.com Bridge Tracker "Check the safety of bridges you cross: This map shows the condition and inspection dates for more than 100,000 bridges in the U.S. that are crossed by at least 10,000 vehicles per day. The records come from the latest National Bridge Inventory, as analyzed by msnbc.com."