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Changes to Disqus Comment Feature

Effective immediately, users will need to register with Disqus in order to comment on GroundReport articles. While our editorial team would prefer to allow readers to post anonymously, we have had several problems with posters abusing this freedom by posing as other GroundReport users to post inflammatory comments. We cannot allow members of our community to be embarrassed by comments made in their name by posters who are so unwilling to own their opinions that they would ra... more

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Mainstream Media Guilty; Citizen Journalism Innocent

Ground Report7 months ago

Region: New York

The Amanda Knox trial and appeal highlights the importance of citizen journalism to a global democracy. Once the mainstream media decides on how a story will be marketed, then dissenting voices are drowned out. Early on, the mainstream media decided that Amanda Knox should be guilty and took the prosecution’s version of the events at face value; probably because kinky sex, pretty girls and murder attract more eyeballs and advertising dollars than a crime committed by a drift... more

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New Form Of Groundreport Re...

Ground Report 3 months ago

GroundReport has been searching for a financially sound business model since its inception and we have tried various forms of reporter compensation. You can read more about the history and different types of compensation we have offered over the years here: http://www.groundreport.com/Media_and_Tech/Recognition-Award-Thoughts-and-Methodology/2939192 GroundReport receives two forms of advertising re... more

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