A Canadian startup, Open File is attempting to revitalize the concept of local journalism by coming up with a concept of its own: networked journalism.
At its core, networked journalism is an activity that implies a full collaboration between citizens and reporters. The way everything is structured, citizens suggest stories by opening a file. When they do that, the managing editor for the city they are located at will review the submission, and if he thinks that the story is worth being covered then a local journalist will be assigned to it.
And this journalist is not going to work alone – he will collaborate with the person who suggested the story, and with every other citizen that has something to contribute.
Such an approach is clearly marked by its dynamicity. Instead of a journalist sitting in a newsroom a good couple of miles away from where everything is happening, Open File assigns reporters that are located there to work with the people who live in that place. Consequently, something pretty close to a living story is born and eventually shared with the ones that are touched directly by it.
Why OpenFile.ca It Might Be A Killer
Something like this revitalizes and democratizes the way in which journalism has been approached for a long time now.
Some Questions About OpenFile.ca
When will this service launch in the US? 
