- Msnbc.com
Infobox Website
name = msnbc.com
caption = Thehome page formsnbc.com fromAugust 19 ,2007
url = [http://www.msnbc.com www.msnbc.com]
commercial = Yes
type =News website
language = English
registration = No
owner =NBC Universal /Microsoft
author =NBC Universal /Microsoft
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current status =
revenue =
alexa = 2,087Msnbc.com is the most-visited online news organization in the U.S. [ [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850210 Top 30 news sites for August - Editor & Publisher] ] , owned and operated by
NBC Universal andMicrosoft as a joint venture. The main newsroom is inRedmond, Washington , with additional newsrooms inNew York City andLondon .In addition to original content from its staff, msnbc.com is the
news website for theNBC News family, with content from thecable television news channel MSNBC , NBC shows such as "Today", "NBC Nightly News " and "Dateline NBC ", and partners such asThe New York Times andThe Washington Post .Although the website msnbc.com and the cable channel MSNBC were launched together in
1996 , they have always maintained separate corporate structures and news operations. NBC and Microsoft remain 50-50 partners in msnbc.com, but Microsoft has reduced its stake in the television network to 18%. Msnbc.com is also editorially and financially separate from MSN, the portal site and online service operated by Microsoft, although it acts as that site's primary news provider.On
October 7 ,2007 msnbc.com made its first acquisition, buyingNewsvine , a website with community-driven news stories and opinions.Ranking
As of
August 2008 , msnbc.com was in first place in total audience among news sites in the U.S., with 52.2 million unique users for the month, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. In second place wasYahoo! News with 40.8 million, thenCNN with 38.8 million. Msnbc.com had taken the lead in June 2008, surpassing Yahoo. [ [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850210 Top 30 news sites for August - Editor & Publisher] ] . At last count, Msnbc.com also served the most online video of any new site, with more than 125 million video streams inMay 2008 . [ [http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=145977 msnbc.com press release] ]Content
Msnbc.com covers national and international news of general interest, using original and wire service reporting, as well as videos from the network's television division, and partners including
The New York Times ,Newsweek andThe Washington Post . The website contains business and health news, as well as sports and entertainment coverage.A major focus is online content for the NBC News family of programming, including Today,
NBC Nightly News ,Dateline ,Meet the Press , and programming on MSNBC television. This content includes blogs such as [http://dailynightly.msnbc.com/ "The Daily Nightly"] , a narrative of the broadcast day and a window into the editorial process at NBC Nightly News; [http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/ "World Blog,"] where correspondents and producers based overseas share their insight on news events; [http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ "First Read,"] analysis of the day's political news from the NBC News Political Unit; [http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/ “allDAY”] , allowing viewers to see behind the scenes of Today; and [http://zeitgeist.msnbc.msn.com/ "Zeitgeist"] , a satirical video blog hosted byMSNBC 'sWillie Geist .Video is distributed via the
MSN Video service. Additionally, the website providesstock quote s throughMSN Money ,weather forecasts throughWeather.com ,RSS feed s,podcasts , andnetcast s of the network's broadcasts. Following the introduction of CNN's iReport concept, msnbc.com also introduced acitizen journalism section titled [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16712587/ “First Person”] . The section allows viewers to upload video, photos and stories in response to suggested topics.Recognition
The site has won several journalism and online publishing awards, including the Society of Professional Journalists award for online investigative reporting [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24072412/ Dedman wins investigative reporting award - U.S. news - MSNBC.com ] ] , Online News Association’s Online Journalism Award for General Excellence cite web | title = ONA 2006 Conference | date = October 7 | year = 2006 | url =http://journalist.org/2006conference/archives/000638.php | accessdate = 2007-05-03 ] and Best Use of Multiple Media; National Press Club’s Best Journalism Site,; [cite web | title = National Press Club Online | year = 2006 | url =http://press.org/activities/programs/awards/2006awards.pdf | accessdate = 2007-05-31 ] for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, [http://risingfromruin.msnbc.com/the_towns.html “Rising from Ruin”] , and the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers [cite web | title = S.A.B.E.W. | url =http://www2.sabew.org/sabewweb.nsf/x/77BBD71E5BE978918625714E005EB6CC?OpenDocument&highlight=MSNBC.COM ] and Best Use of Multiple Media;
External links
* [http://www.msnbc.com Official website]
References
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