As it begins to ramp up the launch of its U.S. news channel, Al Jazeera America will be hosting a unique #OpenEditorial Google+ hangout this Friday June 28 at noon EST. The purpose of the hangout is simple: “Your stories. Your voice. Al Jazeera America wants to know which stories you think the national media has missed and need to be covered.” (Full disclosure: I will be joining Al Jazeera’s “The Stream” next week as a Digital Producer.)
Here are more details about the G+ hangout:
What do you want to see on @AJAM? Pitch your story ideas in our #OpenEditorial Google Hangout this Friday! RSVP: http://t.co/xBr1mPrDeY
— Al Jazeera America (@ajam) June 25, 2013
1. You can RSVP to the event on G+ here.
2. Submit your story ideas on the G+ page or use #OpenEditorial.
3. If your submission is chosen, you will be asked to join us in a live Google+ Hangout, this Friday, June 28, at 12pm ET / 9am PT with Lisa Fletcher, host of “The Stream.”
Your stories, your voice. Al Jazeera America’s first #OpenEditorial – RSVP & tweet a local story you are following https://t.co/wVMcv0o9CC
— The Stream (@AJStreamAM) June 26, 2013
Editorial crowdsourcing is I have always supported and practiced. Don’t miss out on your chance to pitch a story you believe in.