Worldnewstrust.org -- Defining The New Mainstream

It's rough... It sucks... But, it's up!

Many thanks to DU's Tandalayo_Scheisskopf, who did all the work. Come on by. Chrs

NEW YORK (WNT) -- Welcome to World News Trust -- a grassroots, progressive, independent news media project.

WNT is a response to the corporatist nature of the modern US news media. It's mission is to fairly and accurately report news of world events to help people understand what is happening in the world and to make informed decisions about their lives. We strive for the highest possible standards of journalistic excellence.

We are non-partisan. Readers and contributors of all political persuasions are welcome to this site. We seek thoughtful, well-reasoned submissions from across the globe on every topic of importance to our daily lives. Editors reserve the right to run those news stories, analyses and commentaries they deem appropriate, and to banish members who do not treat other persons with respect.

--Francis Goodwin, World News Trust founder and managing editor

http://WorldNewsTrust.org

to contribute news material to The Paper Chase Project, in which paper copies of articles on key issues that have been misrepresented in the biased corporate media - which I call The Poodle Press - are left in places where people can read them. Described and linked to in this DU thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3353926

I'll recommend this thread for the Greatest page - people need to be able to check out the new site, for that, they need to know about it!

edited to add: Please consider modifying your post to add more information about the mission, design, and content range of the new news site. You are missing an opportunity by not doing so in your opening post in this thread, in my opinion. Also, what are your longer range goals? How do you want to grow?

Good luck, thanks for your efforts, and please do consider participating in The Paper Chase Project.

I'll go check out paperchase. Thanks for the tip. I've been working so hard on this project, I'm not keeping up with DU. Cheers

Like I said, it's rough. Keep those suggestions coming, though. Cheers

That is Php Error code from a statistics module. That is gone, the Php DeBug is now off.

Hey, it's a work in progress, v0.0.1.

on important news stories that are being blacked out by the Poodle Press in this country? For example, these two are big and largely unknown in this country:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1686257
Title: DoD Releases the National Defense and the National Military Strategies
As the poster points out: "Hey folks! THIS PLAN MAKES PRE-EMPTIVE, UNILATERAL ATTACKS US POLICY!"

and on a less frightening but still deeply disturbing note:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3316529
Title: "Secret US plan to derail European fight against illegal rainforest logging"
(Scroll down the thread for much more information.) This is not only a scandal involving leaked US State Dept information, it deepens the association of the Bush administration with the forces of extreme environmental destruction. Count on it, this story is no secret in the European and Australian media, but you won't hear of it from the US corporate media.

There are many more stories that are unseen but NEED to be seen and discussed. Do you want tips on stories like this? And if so, how would you like them? If you welcome tips on stories, you might want to lay out what kinds of information, in what format, that you would like and where to send it. Just another suggestion.

If you're interested in helping to file stuff directly to the site, let's talk next week. I'm pretty tuckered out right now, but we are looking for intrepid reporters, editors and web producers. Thanks for those tips. I'll get 'em on right now. Cheers

Get some rest, I have a feeling this is going to be an exciting ride!

:-)

:thumbsup:

:toast:

:-)

Just a thought.

There's a hundred things we need to do. We just didn't want to wait to go live. Thank you for your suggestion. Please keep 'em coming. Cheers

One thing that WILL NOT be happening is comments for anonymous users. That would be the online version of walking into prison on your first day inside, stark naked and draggin' a Radio Flyer wagon behind you, loaded with a 55 gallon drum of Crisco Shortening. ;-)

"you are not aloowed to read default level articles"

Blue sad :(

I willtake a look at that. Thanks.

Anything else?

Oh...Join up. We don't bite. :D

should register on the site and contact the esteemed papau, WNT personnel director.

and just by the way "my name is tandalayo".
will be fun to watch it grow.
nominated for greatest.

Well done!

Goldmund and I launched http://www.jeffgannon.org ten days ago and know how much work you guys must have put into it!

Cheers

DD

I was going with Mambo, but pulled it out and went with Xoops because the webmaster is more familiar with Xoops. Yeah, a bunch of work, indeed. Cheers

: )