One Person News Crews, Brought to You by AwesomeJosh

For those unfamiliar with our weekly recap posts, I typically try to pull together a quick summary of the previous weeks' top contributors and top commented stories. From now on we're going to try something a little different for a change. Instead of simply listing the top contributors, I'm going to feature a post from the previous week's top contributor in the weekly blog recap.

So to kick things off, let's take a look at last week's top contributors:

AwesomeJosh (78 stories)
http://current.com/users/AwesomeJosh/all/0.htm

TravG73 (66 stories)
http://current.com/users/TravG73/all/0.htm

Katanajon (58 stories)
http://current.com/users/Katanajon/all/0.htm

rudrashahid (52 stories)
http://current.com/users/rudrashahid/all/0.htm

JackHerer (49 stories)
http://current.com/users/JackHerer/all/0.htm

Last week, AwesomeJosh took the top spot for contributions, so let's dive into one of his stories. The one that caught my eye was titled "One-person news crews," and it came from the Washington Post. If you haven't read it yet, check it out:

One-person news crews
http://current.com/items/89617569/one_person_news_crews.htm

The basic concept is that enhancements in technology have made some newsroom gigs redundant, but I also wonder how much citizen journalism plays into this as well. The cost of a fully staffed newsroom may no longer be justified, considering that online video, and up-to-the-minute news reporting via tools like Twitter are at everyone's disposal. I would've loved to hear more from AwesomeJosh about his take on this.

Here are some other eye-catching stories posted by AwesomeJosh last week:

A Sugar Free School
http://current.com/items/89620191/a_sugar_free_school.htm

Jellyfish Gone Wild
http://current.com/items/89617551/jellyfish_gone_wild.htm

Nude Virgin Mary Playboy Cover
http://current.com/items/89617528/nude_virgin_mary_playboy_cover.htm

Mysterious Acorn Shortage
http://current.com/items/89620187/mysterious_acorn_shortage.htm

Congrats AwesomeJosh! Keep up the good work!

Do you want to be in the running for top contributor? First step, engage in clipper fury, but before you go wild consider these tips:

- Get the tools: We just launched a set of tools to help you submit stories from anywhere on the web. Go to our Apps page and try out our Firefox toolbar, or if you're not into Firefox, give our Make Current bookmarklet a whirl. http://current.com/everywhere

- Don't just copy and paste the story: People want to know what you think, so be sure to include some insight. Get a conversation going, and you may find it more rewarding.

- Give them something to look at: Take the time to update your story with an image. If you plan to pull from an image site like Flickr, give credit where credit is due.

- Share and share alike: Use tools like Twitter and Facebook to get more people in on the discussion.

Well, that's it for this week. Be sure to check out AwesomeJosh's profile (and our other four top contributors). Until next week, happy submitting!

Best,
Mario

Online Community Team

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