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Ford's Reform A place for bantering, brave bloggers to report the news
Annapolis, MD, Nov. 11, 2013/Ford's Reform/- Calling all bloggers! Calling all news followers! Calling first responders, eyewitnesses, and the nosy neighbors! Calling those who pledge to follow a lead based on facts and evidence, who strive to tell not a tale, but the truth! Ford's Reform wants YOU! A new new blogging site will report breaking news by those who believe blogging should be unbiased and ethical. Ford's Reform is calling the most experienced journalist to inexperienced interceptors of the news. Ford's reform aims to reform news reporting.
As Thomas Jefferson once said, "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers". Ford's Reform is seeking any interested party to submit their credentials for a possible slot as a news reporter for our new blogging site. The founder and Editor-in-Chief, Becky Ford declares,"Socially, we are in a time where news should be the most easily access, but we are deficient in how that news details, or spins a story". Ford hopes that the news blogging website will be posts not just by professional journalists, but by citizens contributing to the news they experience. "The professional journalists can report on alliances with other nations, political pit stops, to the struggling economy, but no one knows the local news like the people who live it everyday," Ford explains. The news blogging site, set to launch next month, wants to make the news real to readers, and reform the unethical traditions of past journalistic routines.
There are many problems in the world of journalism today, but two of the biggest obstacles is what Ford's Reform hopes to change. First, Ford's Reform realizes the potential in new technologies, and believes the news should be available to anyone. The new site understands that, "information is in greater supply, knowledge becomes harder to create, because we have to sift through more data to arrive at it" (Kovach and Rosensteil, 2010, p.176). With a news blogging site, Ford's Reform will put an end to the constant babble that readers have to trudge their way through, and post reliable and informative stories. The second major change in the way the news is reported is involving the community in news engagement (Kovach and Rosensteil, 2010). With bloggers being local citizens, and not just professional reporters, the news will be written so that readers can take more ownership of the information they receive. And with that information accurately reported, the reader can then become not only more involved in the news world, but more involved in all aspects of the world. Ford says, "It's not just the news we're changing, we're changing how people live their lives".
About Ford's Reform For the next month, Ford's Reform will be soliciting local talent and giving their words a platform for a local, and even national audience. The news site will also be marketing their new newsroom site by holding an Ethical Communications Rally on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 1pm in front of the state house in downtown Annapolis. All citizens, potential bloggers, and future readers are invited to attend to spread their hope for a more ethically friendly and citizen engaging news site. The rally, in preparation of the site launch hopes to get local citizens and activists excited about reforming the news.			Editor's Note: The rally on Saturday has a rain date set for Saturday, November 23, 2013 in the event of inclement weather. Parking will be available, with shuttle access to the State House, at the Navy Stadium on Rowe Blvd.
Contact: Becky Ford, Owner and Editor-in-Chief Ford's Reform Phone: 410-555-1776 bford@fordsreform.com www.FordsReform.com