Virtual News Receives Award Nod

A news website provided by Reuters in the virtual world Second Life has been recognized for its creativity with an award nomination.

Cyberjournalist.net reports that the Second Life News Center is among the ten sites competing for the Knight-Batten Awards, which are designed to honour websites that are making use of new technologies to help citizens engage in public issues and current affairs.

The Reuters site provides news to users about the latest happenings within the international virtual world and also supplies headline stories from the real world alongside entertainment items and quirky tales from across the globe.

Also nominated for one of Knight-Batten’s three awards is a US-based news forum which is run by volunteers and provides stories serving three local communities in New Hampshire.

In addition, the list of nominees also features a Florida-based news organization which encourages users to submit their own story contributions regarding the actions of the local government.

The three winners will be unveiled at a meeting of the National Press Club in Washington DC next month.

Further details about the nominees can be found at the website of the Institute for Interactive Journalism.