OJR: The Online Journalism Review

OJR front page archive for May 2006

Helping readers become watchdogs

May 25, 2006

The Sunlight Foundation hopes to use reader-driven grassroots reporting to help uncover news from the U.S. federal government.

What works in online video news?

May 22, 2006

Broadband-enabled readers love online video. But what kind of video stories and services will get them to click?

Zero to launch in just three months

May 15, 2006

Student spotlight: Students at Florida International University sharpen their tech skills to create "Pulse Miami News," a new online newsmagazine.

NewsML aims for the mainstream

May 7, 2006

Fans of the little-known standard for transmitting news stories hope version 2.0 will broaden NewsML's appeal, but critics remain skeptical.

E-Mamas rewrite parenting niche

May 1, 2006

Goodbye to recipes and nursery decor: Alternative motherhood publications flourish on the Web.