PBS.org – Semi-Pro Journalism Teams Give Alternative View of U.S. Elections, by Mark Glaser: “Each of these projects provides an alternative to mainstream media coverage, combining the ground work of average citizens or inexperienced journalists with editorial and production expertise of professional journalists. Rather than being lone citizen journalists, these semi-pros are given the tools and direction to craft personal reports that cover topics not typically explored in campaign reporting — whether it’s the minutae of political canvassing or how rural areas are overlooked by campaigns.”