MySpace, Wall Street Journal and the World Economic Forum to Send One
MySpace User to Davos as Citizen Journalist
The Winner of the ?MySpace Citizen Journalist? Competition to Report
Back from Davos for the Global MySpace Community
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MySpace
today announced its second annual ?MySpace Citizen Journalist? program
in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and the World Economic
Forum, giving one MySpace user the opportunity to become a special
correspondent at the world?s most prestigious conference, the World
Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The
?MySpace Citizen Journalist? winner, chosen by a panel of experts, will
join the Davos press corps and leverage the MySpace platform to report
on conference news and interview world leaders about issues relevant to
the global MySpace community. This year MySpace will expand the
contestant pool and accept entries from users in the United States and
the United Kingdom.
?We?re pleased to offer one MySpace user the assignment of a lifetime,?
said Owen Van Natta, CEO of MySpace. ?MySpace, The Wall Street Journal
and the World Economic Forum are providing the unique opportunity to
allow one user to experience one of the world?s most thought provoking
events from th
e front row. The bar was set incredibly high last year and
we?re thrilled to see what exceptional entries we receive this year.?
The ?MySpace Citizen Journalist? competition encourages users in the US
and the UK to upload a video at http://www.myspace.com/myspacejournal
explaining why they should be chosen to travel to Davos and represent
the global MySpace community as the special correspondent. A panel of
expert judges including Robert Thomson (Managing Editor of The Wall
Street Journal), Adrian Monck (Managing Director and Head of
Communications of the World Economic Forum), Owen Van Natta (CEO of
MySpace), Rebekah Brooks (CEO of News International) and Rebecca McQuigg
(2009 winner of ?MySpace Journal? contest) will select the winner while
the MySpace community rates their favorite submissions.
Applicants must explain why they deserve to report from the World
Economic Forum?s Annual Meeting in Davos as well as answer one of the
below questions:
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Name two issues ? one global and one local ? in which you?ve been
actively engaged over the past year. What have they taught you about
your impact in the world?
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Which country caught your attention most this year? What are the
primary issues facing its citizens and how would you resolve them?
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What pressing global issue has been underreported? Why is the
international community neglecting the topic? How would you draw
attention to mobilize support?
?Recognizing the continued influence of social media, the World Economic
Forum has extended a call to action to our online community at MySpace.
This year?s theme, ?Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign,
and Rebuild,? represents the diversity of voices at Davos, and we are
thrilled that MySpace users can play such a large part,? said Adrian
Monck, Head of Communications of the World Economic Forum.
?MySpace Citizen Journalist? winner will receive:
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All expenses paid travel to/from Davos, Switzerland
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Invitations to the Young Global Leaders opening conference and various
media events
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Attendance at private meetings with editors from The Wall Street
Journal and News Corp executives
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The opportunity to document the experience in written and video blogs
on MySpace and The Wall Street Journal online
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Syndication of their MySpace blog via WSJ.com
?MySpace Citizen Journalist? winner will submit daily blogs and video
logs documenting their Davos experience via http://www.myspace.com/myspacejournal.
The winner will upload conference pictures and interact with other
reporters on-site including top Wall Street Journal reporters and the
hundreds of global leaders attending the event.
For more information on the ?MySpace Citizen Journalist? competition
please visit http://www.myspace.com/myspacejournal.
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