Uncategorized - by Patrick Thornton on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 15:45 - 2 Comments

Introducing the Leaderboard

Today we’re announcing a big part of BeatBlogging 2.0, the Leaderboard. 

The Leaderboard will be a list of the most innovative beat reporters in the world. It will have links to their best work and write ups from us about how they go about innovating with Web tools. It will be dynamic, with new names appearing each week.

We’re excited for the Leaderboard, because not only will it be a great way to recognize the most innovative beat reporters, but it will also be a great tool for reporters and news organizations looking for ideas on how to innovate. 

Every day we’ll have nominees for the Leaderboard. This dynamic list of examples of beat reporters pushing the practice is updated throughout the day and appears in the middle column on the homepage. From that list, we’ll find the best examples and form a Leaderboard each week.

We can’t do this without you. We encourage you to send in links of innovative examples from beat reporters. We also encourage you to join our Publish2 group and submit links of your own.

We’re excited for the future of beat reporting, and we hope you will join us as we scour the World Wide Web looking for the most innovative and forward-thinking beat reporters. 

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