Viewer Submitted News Taking Off

According to NewTeeVee, viewer submitted news is taking off.

"CNN’s viewer submission effort, I-Report, took awhile to enter the public consciousness, but it appears to be catching on. The network has started a new show “News to Me” composed entirely of I-Report videos. It’s receiving up to 3,000 useful entries a month, up 30 percent from the beginning of the year.

Exposure on big stories like the Virginia Tech shoottings and prominent pitches over the air have created a recognizable brand, and people are now responding.

Fox has now launched its copycat uReport and both networks are on the heels of the BBC which launched Your News last November. And ABC is planning something called i-Caught."

emily | 10:30 AM | User generated videos on National Television |
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