Sun and NOW launch readers' mobile service

[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. Press Gazette reports:

"The Sun and News of the World have both launched new services allowing readers to send in stories, pictures and video for publication via mobile phone text message.

"News of the World online editor Bill Akass said: "We make no bones about paying good money for good content. Now we're just making it easier for our readers to send us their content in either pictures or tips format, and we'll pay them for the material we publish."

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