Jason Leopold Is To Head The World News Trust Investigative Unit

[Tace]

World News Trust is proud to announce that Jason Leopold will be chief of the WNT investigative unit. Reporters interested in participating in the project should contact Mr. Leopold at [e-mail].

Regards, Francis Goodwin, World News Trust project manager.

[Dover]

1. What IS the World News Trust?

New to me, though Jason Leopold is not.

[Tace]

2. Hi Dover -- WNT Is A Grassroots Progressive Independent News Media Project

by a few hundred DU'ers. The project stalled after the second invasion of Iraq, but got going again after the November elections.

Please outcheck WorldNewsTrust.org. There's a whole lot more in store. : )

[Dover]

3. Oh wonderful! I had wondered what happened to that project...

I asked about it some months ago in GD and it was suggested that it was all a hoax or fizzled out. No one came forward with the current status so I figured it must have been one of those two things. Even those who had been more actively involved didn't know much.

So, glad to hear it's back on. I'll check it out.

[Tace]

4. Just Try Starting A News Service When They're Getting Their War On...

and you'll understand perfectly. Hey, Rome wasn't built in a day. : )

[Dover]

5. Try not to use Rome as your model ! We can do better!

No repeats.

[Tace]

6. You're Right On

Maybe Peace On Earth would be better. : )

BTW, That picture in your sig is so intriguing! I've been admiring it for a while.

[Dover]

7. Aw..pishaw. Thanks.

Well we'll have to discover peace within first, before it manifests on Earth.
The ultimate freedom.

I love this picture because I feel it so directly...and it captures for me the peace we're discussing.

[Tace]

8. : )

[Eloriel]

13. Ya know, Tace,

Without trying to be too snarky, I hope that someone among the few hundred DUers has a little better PR sense than you. You should've explained and described it in your very first post AND also provided a live link, which you didn't even do in your second post.

With that level of media savvy on displya, can't imagine why I'd be interested.... But good luck anyway.

[Tace]

15. It's Because We're Not Doing PR Yet

We're still in test-mode on the site and getting a groupware site up. We're planning an official roll-out in a few weeks, with all the bells and whistles. Maybe you can add your media-savvy to the effort. : )

On edit: I should say: we're not doing any marketing yet outside of DU. I just got excited last night after he agreed to join our team.

Also, you're right -- I took the Electronic Journalism Sequence, not the Marketing Sequence, at the Wayne State University School of Mass Communications, then worked for 15 years as a wire service editor.

[Tace]

9. Promotional Kick

[Stephanie]

10. That's excellent news!

Glad to hear he is landing on his feet.

[Tace]

11. We're Thrilled To Have His Participation

He'll also be publishing a blog out of the WNT site.

You just can't keep that guy down!

[Stephanie]

12. You should update the new DU'ers on his story

They might not know his background and the stories he's broken.

[Tace]

14. He's Only One Of The Most Talented US Investigative Journalists Alive

He's been "run through the grinder" more than once.

Outcheck his website for more info:

http://www.jasonleopold.com

[Tace]

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