The buzzword: “user-generated content”

So we’ve been thinking a lot about two-way communication and user-generated content over here, which we hope to incorporate more into our new site. We know our community of readers is more than just readers … they are journalists and storytellers and information gold mines! They (you!) are on the front-lines in every region of [...]

Charting the future of our network

Since 1998, when IJNet was first launched, the network part of our name has been somewhat elusive. Certainly, many visitors to IJNet comment on our discussion questions — sharing information and insight on important journalism topics. Many of you have created profiles. And a good number of you even use our IJNet Answers feature, to [...]

Closing 2009: Our progress

As we prepare to close 2009 (amidst freezing temperatures in D.C.), we are all really excited about the progress of the development of the new IJNet Web site. Our developers, the Aten Design Group, gave us a wonderful early Christmas present with the unveiling of a first comp of a new design for IJNet that [...]

Welcome to IJNet 2010

This is a blog dedicated to the redesign of the International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) Web site. Since its launch in 1998, IJNet has grown from a bi-weekly print newsletter to a multi-language Web site visited by an average of 40,000 unique visitors per month, from more than 200 countries. We have always stayed true to [...]