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Follow NewsCloud's Top Stories on Twitter

NewsCloud's top stories are now regularly posted to twitter. Follow NewsCloud on Twitter.

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Improved comment notification emails

We've improved the comment notification emails that you receive when readers reply to stories and comments that you've posted.

Now, you can read the new comment in the email without visiting the NewsCloud site. Also, if you don't like a particular comment poster, you can click a link to ignore them. We'll stop notifying you when readers you've ignored reply to your stories and comments.

And finally, all the links in the comment notification email are now instant login which means you don't have to sign in with your password each time you want to reply to a comment.

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Reclaim the Media's Media Heroes Trading Cards

I wanted to let you know about Reclaim the Media's beautiful new Media Heroes Trading Cards (bubble gum not included). Reclaim the Media's team are Seattle friends of NewsCloud and its mission.

Recently announced at the media reform conference in Minneapolis, the full color media heroes trading cards recognize the accomplishments of twenty-one praiseworthy journalists, media activists, and educators. The fun and informative cards are a fantastic teaching tool for students, or an exciting gift for friends, family or budding media activists.

The Media heroes being honored include historical figures such as legendary anti-lynching reporter Ida B. Wells, Newspaper Guild founder Heywood Broun, and Elias Boudinot, founder/editor of the first Native American newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix. Also recognized are contemporary media movers and shakers, including intrepid PBS producer Bill Moyers, Paper Tiger TV co-founder DeeDee Halleck, Puerto Rican community activist Richie Pérez, and others. Organizations or collaborations singled out for hero status include news program Democracy Now!, media watch group FAIR, and the Children's Television Workshop, creators of Sesame Street.

RTM executive director Jonathan Lawson says of the cards: "We're proud to honor just a small handful of our heroes - media activists, journalists and teachers who have worked passionately and creatively to promote justice and civic engagement. We hope that these educational cards will inspire more people to follow the examples of our heroes – expanding critical conversations about journalism, and ensuring the health of media that supports democratic values and communications rights."

Each 'Media Heroes' card features original artwork by Seattle artist Michael Leavitt and a brief biographical profile.

All proceeds support Reclaim the Media's work for media democracy and media justice.

You can learn more about them and order here.

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