BrooWaha
BrooWaha was an online citizen newspaper with a focus on local news.[1] The articles published on the website are written exclusively by its users.
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Type of site | Web publishing |
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| Owner | BrooWaha LLC |
| Created by | BrooWaha LLC |
| CEO | Amit Kumawat |
| URL | http://www.broowaha.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | September 2006 |
Several local editions of BrooWaha were launched for a number of major U.S. cities. The content of all these editions was aggregated in the main BrooWaha website. By 2013, all local editions were defunct and redirected to the main site.
The website was featured in the Los Angeles Times in December 2006.[2]
Notes
- Interview with founder, FishBowlLA Archived July 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Los Angeles Times article, archived
Further reading
- Saar, Mayrav (December 20, 2006). "Reporting's mass appeal; Amateurs working as journalists are giving rise to a new wave of 'citizen newspapers.' Results are mixed". Los Angeles Times. p. E.3.
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