(1888PressRelease)
April 10, 2008 - Launched on the 2nd April 2008, YouReportTV enables consumers to immediately broadcast news items that are of interest to their peers and the wider community. News can be uploaded by mobile device, digital camera, web cam or camcorder and can include videos, text copy and photos.
In addition to news stories, YouReportTV also offers community focussed categories including Whistle Blowers to highlight unfair work and local issues, local traffic and travel updates and a dedicated Missing Persons section.
Unlike many other social news sites, YouReportTV rewards its members by sharing any revenue generated by their news with them. And for budding journalists and media students, the site enables them to create an online media portfolio and reporter portfolio, which can be used to gather evidence of work and support future job applications.
YouReportTV has been developed to support the unprecedented growth in user-generated content, commonly known as ‘citizen news’ or ‘citizen journalism’. According to Peter Horrocks, the BBC receive an average of 85,000 text messages and 10,000 email or posts in a day to it’s Have Your Say site.
And whilst most major news broadcasters clearly understand the value of facilitating contributions from their viewers, they are often limited in what user-generated content they are able to use as they need to maintain the balance between delivering news that is of interest to the masses, providing a localised presence and supporting freedom of speech, whilst remaining impartial and objective, explains a spokesperson for YTRV.
“YouReportTV is a positive steps towards celebrating citizen journalism and been developed to publicly recognise the value of localised news and its relevance to the community, and to provide an outlet for the publication of stories which may never be covered by the traditional press;” adds the YRTV spokesperson.
For more information or to register for the chance to win a YRTV Correspondence Kit including a laptop and digital camera worth over £1,000, visit www.youreporttv.com.
