NewsTrust is now open source
We have open sourced the code for NewsTrust.net, to make our tools available to a broader community.
Developers can now download our Ruby on Rails code for free on GitHub. This will enable more people to create their own social news sites, using our free code to help people find good journalism together.
NewsTrust Baltimore: Final Report
Here is our final report on NewsTrust Baltimore, our local news experiment. This six-month pilot took place in Baltimore, Md., from February to July 2011, with funding from the Open Society Foundations.
In this last report, we summarize our activities on this multifaceted project and share some of our key findings about Baltimore's news ecosystem, the impact of our curation and education services on the local community and much more.
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Pentagon loses sight of $500 million in counterterrorism ...
The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid ...Posted by Francis Lilly -
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Cyclone Pam: disaster response teams travelling to ...
Aid agencies say the immediate priorities are shelter, clean water and sanitation for thousands of people left ...Posted by Harpreet Singh -
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Sources: Rand Paul to enter GOP presidential field April 7
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is expected to announce plans to join the ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
Today's Opinion (MSM)
Outsourcing in America
The work that the 400 SCE IT employees do isn't disappearing, instead it and their jobs are being taken over by ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Today's Opinion (IND)
Police Shootings and Mental Health
It seems that with increasing frequency since Travyon Martin's death three years ago, the big beautiful eyes of ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
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The House Republican budget departs from both economic ...
The policies put forth in this document suggest that America’s main problem is ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV
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Iraqi Kurds says Islamic State used chlorine gas against them
Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their peshmerga fighters. The Security ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV -
‘U.S. Attempts To Destabilize Maduro’s Gov’t Will Backfire’
President Obama has issued an executive order placing sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials for alleged human rights violations and political prosecution of opposition ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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New Zealand Used NSA System to Target Officials, Anti-Corruption Campaigner
New Zealand’s eavesdropping agency used an Internet mass surveillance system to target government officials and an anti-corruption campaigner on a neighboring Pacific ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Boeing CEO’s compensation $29M, including $14M bonuses
Though most Boeing employees got a smaller bonus this year than last, McNerney’s total included an annual bonus of $4.4 million, the same amount that he received in 2013. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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The film that reveals how American ‘experts’ discredit climate scientists
Last week the US secretary of state launched a savage attack on climate sceptics, fuelling a toxic political debate Continue reading...Posted by Jack Powers -
The Most Brazen Rip-Off Ever? How the Beverage Industry Brainwashed You to Fear Tap Water
The biggest con job perpetrated on the consumer is not some shady operation selling bogus cures through TV infomercials. America’s biggest snake-oil salesman is actually the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Wikipedia Edits To Pages On New York Police Killings Traced To NYPD Headquarters
Revisions to Wikipedia entries about black men killed by New York City police officials came from computers in the department's headquarters, a new report reveals.Posted by Dwight Rousu -
North Korea’s growing economy — and America’s misconceptions about it
DANDONG, China — The textile factories producing “made in China” goods from compounds just across the Yalu River from North Korea offer a glimpse into a hidden world ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV
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Fracking and the Environment – More & More Concerns
A Physicians Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) analysis of the more than 400 peer-reviewed studies to date on the impacts of fracking and shale gas development ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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What Benjamin Netanyahu and Mitt Romney Have in Common
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China-owned Nexen to slash 400 jobs
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Coal bust may be behind stall in carbon emissions
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European Allies Defy U.S. In Joining China-Led Development Bank
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Rep. Aaron Schock plans to resign in wake of spending probe
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