Citizen Journalism

Bringing Women's Stories Into The Abortion Debate

Huffington Post | Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Since Dr. George Tiller was killed on Sunday, the abortion debate has returned to the limelight. Pundits and public officials discussed when life r...

Take Me to Your Editor

Peter Y. Sussman | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media


Peter Y. Sussman

Massive, unfiltered exercises in citizen journalism can tilt public understanding as surely as the rush of passengers from one side to the other can threaten the stability of a small boat.

House Passes Significant Credit Card Regulation In Bipartisan Vote

Caleb Gibson | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Caleb Gibson

Roxana Araujo is a financial crimes investigator for Florida's Office of Financial Regulation. It's her job to sniff out unscrupulous lending practic...

House Passes Significant Credit Card Regulation In Bipartisan Vote

Huffington Post Contributor | Caleb Gibson | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Roxana Araujo is a financial crimes investigator for Florida's Office of Financial Regulation. It's her job to sniff out unscrupulous lending practic...

Obama's First Hundred Days: HuffPosters Weigh In

Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


The Huffington Post asked readers how Obama's first 100 days in office has affected their lives. Here's what they had to say: Beverly Snipes: The St...

Survey: Obama's 100 Days, Past And Future

Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


During their first hundred days in office, American presidents are under a constant microscope, often facing some of the most consequential and highly...

Ken Lerer, Huffington Post Co-Founder on the Future of Journalism

Martha St Jean | Posted 05.25.2009 | Media


Martha St Jean

Lerer said, "Traditional media outlets could have developed online," but four things came together creating what he termed the "perfect storm."

Extra! Extra! Newspapers Need an Overhaul, Not a "Rescue Plan"

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media


Richard M. Benjamin

Any viable rescue plan for newspapers must integrate new media in their operations from bottom up, rather than "tack on" new media as an afterthought to failing operations.

McCain's Hometown Sheriff Ditches McCain For The Colbert Report

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Sheriff Joe, who is famous for his reality show, tent-based jails, and large contingent of immigration enforcement officers, says he never intended to appear before McCain and other senators at Monday's hearing.

Citizen Journalism Publishing Standards

Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics


All published pieces must meet certain editorial standards. You can help expedite the publishing process by following a few simple guidelines: 1) JU...

Giving Away Free Netbooks to Save America's Newsrooms

Will Bunch | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media


Will Bunch

What if newsrooms put their remaining muscle behind a program to provide information to the public and close the digital divide at the same time? That's "social benefit" we can believe in.

Clay Shirky is Right: Newspapers' Death is Journalism's Loss

Tom Watson | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media


Tom Watson

The Internet has been a destructive force for many business models, but none threatens the basis of the republic as much as the digital knife busily sawing at the fraying Achilles tendon of American newspapers.

Throw Down Against Michael Steele Or Stephen Colbert

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.03.2009 | Comedy


We want to hear you lay down a rap, at least we think we do. "Why," you ask? Well, it all started when Republican National Committee chair Michael S...

Talk To US: How Has The Recession Affected Your Family?

Talk to US | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


Talk to US

The financial crisis has had a profound effect on communities around the world. The International Labor Organization says worldwide job losses could r...

HuffPosters: Have You Traded Life Insurance For Mortgage Payments? Share Your Stories

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


The economic crisis has forced Americans to make decisions they never expected to make. In an effort to keep up with his rising mortgage payments, on...

HuffPost Readers Pay It Forward: A Round-Up Of Random Acts Of Kindness

The Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living


Earlier last week, and inspired by heart-warming stories of charity from around the country, we asked our readers to submit their own random acts of k...

HuffPost Readers: Share Your Random Acts Of Kindness!

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living


Verena von Pfetten

Have you been the Good Samaritan to your neighbor's bad luck? Or have you been the recipient of someone else's goodwill? We want your stories.

Do User-Generated Review Sites Sites do More Harm Than Good?

Pauline Millard | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media


Pauline Millard

I would worry about what these sites said about me and how they were monitored. Users post anonymously, and there are no checks and balances to investigate if any of the claims are valid.

A Bold, Old Idea for Saving Journalism

Walter Isaacson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media


Walter Isaacson

I hope that 2009 will be the year when creators of valuable content start charging and readers begin paying for the journalism they want.

How the Huffington Post Helped Save a Life

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media


Matthew and Peter Slutsky

In March 2008, I asked readers of HuffPost to reach out to reporters and bloggers to help tell the story of Turk Sabri Bogday, who at the time faced unjust execution in Saudi Arabia.

Why Old Media Can't Deny New Media

Ari Herzog | Posted 02.25.2009 | Media


Ari Herzog

Twitter is a subset of new media. Your evening news and morning papers aren't quite there, lacking internet technologies, commenting, and synchronous interactivity.

Hudson Crash Required Journalists to Collaborate

Danny Groner | Posted 02.19.2009 | Media


Danny Groner

The photographs taken at the site of the Hudson crash may be the best proof yet that citizen journalism is not only essential, but is here to stay.

New Media Keeping Coal Ash Spill from Drowning in the Muck (VIDEO)

Sandra Diaz | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green


Sandra Diaz

Volunteer organizations and individuals were largely responsible helping inject this disaster into the national media. I am hopeful we will see even more examples of this new media from the impacted residents.

Tower of Babel?

Caryl Rivers | Posted 02.05.2009 | Media


Caryl Rivers

We need a press powerful enough to rival other power centers, like government and the corporate state. And we desperately need a new economic structure to save newspapers.

Voters Weigh In On Important Local Issues

Rachel Sterne | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home


Rachel Sterne

While national news grabs headlines, voters around the country have expressed their interest in local issues this election season. A voter in New York says she wants to know about the impact of immigrants on the city's economy.