GroundReport
Description
GroundReport is a citizen journalism platform that shares revenues with contributors. Community members rate content to determine what makes the front page and protect their work with a range of Creative Commons licenses. The New York-based company was founded by Rachel Sterne in 2006.
In July 2007 GroundReport launched [http://groundreport.tv GroundReport TV], its live streaming video news channel. GRTV has covered live events including the iPhone launch, NY Tech Meetup and Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society . According to CNET, GroundReport is developing a Facebook application . Founder Rachel Sterne was recently named an "Architect of the Future" by the Waldzell Institute for her work developing GroundReport.
GroundReport's next project is [http://darfurlive.tv DarfurLive TV], a two-week live video broadcast from UNHCR Darfur refugee camps in Chad. The channel's objective is to raise awareness of the conflict.