This Time magazine article about how the under than 35-years-old set consumes news does a good job of explaining why Newsy.com is positioned to succeed. Newsy’s 2- to 3-minute videos synthesize and present global news from multiple sources and highlight the key differences in reporting … and they’re easy to digest.

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1811393,00.html

Since our successful party last week (300 people!), the Twitter community is abuzz with word of Newsy.com. It’s coming soon … if you would like to be part of our beta, please sign up at http://www.newsy.com. We would love your feedback. Thanks!

Don’t forget to swing by our party tonight – it starts at 7. Lots of food and drink and you can check out our new logo and digs. 904 Elm St – above the Upper Crust.

More than 70% of the US population thinks media coverage of the US presidential election will be biased.

Today, MSNBC removed Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from the network’s election coverage – apparently in response to criticism about liberal political bias. There’s talk of a more middle-of-the-road replacement like David Gregory.

But is balanced journalism even possible in this opinionated show era? Fox News have enjoyed tremendous success by offering provocative commentary — and other media outlets are following suit.

Our service, to roll in the coming months, will show you how various media outlets cover a story – so that you can draw your own conclusion.

The eagle has landed in our new location – that’s Boone County Columbia Missouri (BoCoCoMo). The team is in place and we are busily building our online video news service with our alpha to be up in September. Stay tuned as we update this site and pass the baton to Alexandra – our marketing and community pro.

Enjoy!

Posting will continue to be light as we make our way across Italy – currently the most fascinating place on the planet!