By: E&P Staff Editors' World, a new organization of U.S. journalists, has launched a Web site designed to give news professionals in small and mid-sized markets a one-stop source for news and analysis of global issues with local relevance.
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site is intended to be an affordable resource for newspapers and electronic media.
"Currently, there is no service to support all but the largest news organizations in weaving global events into American stories on a daily basis, which is increasingly important with the expanding global market," news veteran Nancy Hicks Maynard said in a statement. Maynard, the former co-owner and deputy publisher of The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune, is Editors' World's founder and director.
"The site empowers journalists with a comprehensive resource to decipher the world's most important developments while providing insights as to how these stories impact 'Main Street USA,'" Maynard added.
Editors' World said it intends to create a community of professional journalists who can talk to each other about global news coverage in a local context. It will offer content designed for journalists -- but not written by journalists.
Its editor is Jerelyn Eddings, a former foreign correspondent for The Sun in Baltimore and a former congressional reporter for U.S. News and World Report.
"The site provides insightful research that allows journalists to show their readers how to connect world issues with the day-to-day priorities of their personal and professional lives," said Eddings. "For example, the recent Chinese toy recall can be focused globally, and then re-examined locally for its potential impact on holiday sales in a particular community."
Editors' World will be available free of charge during a one-month trial period that began Thursday. Later, several specialized sections of the service (briefings, blogs, forums, best practices, and training) will be available to members for $100 a year for media professionals and $25 a year for students.
Editors' World was developed with support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and is a project of the Tides Center, which calls itself a "values-based sponsor of social innovation."
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