A new user generated video upload tool from MediaSpan and Broadcast Interactive Media called YouNews TV video will allow citizen journalists to upload content onto local media sites. YouNews TV allows the audience of a local newspaper or radio station to upload breaking video stories in such categories as local sports, weather, entertainment, and news events to their local media Web site. I’m a big proponent of citizen journalism and the ability of media to connect to local audiences and I think this is a great opportunity for those in the newsroom to get a real feel for what local audiences want to see. This is can also be a great tool to find those stories in the community that we may not otherwise see.