This sounds cool:
An online, global TV news network which is funded by viewers, taking no money from government or advertisers. They have a $US10/month subscriber model.
I have only briefly skimmed through the site, and I’ll want to find out some more about the people involved, but they have some interesting supporters including Gore Vidal and Naomi Klein.
They’re in beta mode now, looking to crank up to full steam with their coverage of the US election. Looks like they’re serious about international news, and the introductory movie on their home page said that issues like the climate crisis are really important to them, as are the people providing solutions to such problems.
How cool to see someone approaching online news & citizen journalism with intelligence. Check out their page on how to participate as a citizen journalist:
http://www.therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=226&thisview=item
They have a storyboard online, and it looks like people can volunteer translation, research or footage, as well as putting in story ideas.
Phillip Adams has a brief soundbite in their introductory “this is our promise” video (click the movie on their home page to view it), but I hope they’ll have more Australian contributors. I wish I had a background in broadcast journalism. Maybe I need to go back to school. 
Rock! I can’t wait to see what they do. Check it out.
