Topix to run forums and comments for US newspaper group
Forums and comments system to run on all MediaNews - publisher of 61 US daily newspapers - sites by early 2008
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News aggregation and forums site Topix has struck a deal to run the forums and article commenting system for MediaNews Group .
MediaNews is the publisher of 61 US daily newspapers, including the Denver Post and San Jose Mercury News .
(check the Journalism.co.uk blog for issues surrounding the deal )
The news publisher has already launched forums on several of its newspaper sites including LowellSun.com , SentinelandEnterprise.com , ConnecticutPost.com , and NewsTimes.com .
As a result of the deal, an additional 30-40 sites are expected to follow suit in the next few weeks. With all MediaNews sites expected to be using Topix by early 2008.
Topix already runs forums for news providers IndyStar.com and Sun-Sentinel.com .
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Laura Oliver is a freelance journalist, a contributor to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, co-founder of The Society of Freelance Journalists and the former editor of Journalism.co.uk (prior to it becoming JournalismUK)
