JupiterResearch's new report "Networked Media: Thriving In An Intermediated World" points to the importance of blogs, portals, and aggregators as digital megaphones for newspapers and other content producers. The report notes that 57 percent of 18-to-24-year-old internet users get their news from portals and that online users now trust portals nearly as much as traditional news media. "To thrive on the web, news sites must become more network-focused and aggregate content from other sources while distributing their own content through intermediaries," says David Schatsky, JupiterResearch's president.

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Earlier this month, the National Association of Black Journalists announced the winners of the 2007 Salute to Excellence Awards, which "recognize exemplary coverage of people of color or issues in the African Diaspora." Riverfront Times took home two first-place awards: Kristen Hinman for her "Basketball by the Book" series, in the Enterprise division; and Ben Westhoff for "Ace of Spaides," in the Business division. Seattle Weekly's Nina Shapiro also placed first in the Feature division for "Schooling the District."

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