Megan Morrow - In-Class Writing January 28, 2010

I chose Kuro5hin.org and OhMyNews (english.ohmynews.com) to evaluate. While these websites are both forums for public journalism, they have two different ways of editing and choosing material to publish.
The key difference between the two news sites are the way articles are chosen to be published. On Kuro5hin, registered members are able to contribute stories, provide suggestions for edits, and vote on which stories make the "front cover", or the front page. It is a very user-driven portal for information, one which the "masses" decide which information is important.
On OhMyNews, registered members submit stories, which are then chosen by professional editors. Although the news stories are provided by users, professional editors regulate information, which allows fewer people input on the news and what is featured.
The two are both sources for news stories submitted by "amateur" writers. The main difference is that OhMyNews is more regulated by professionals.