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'''''Neighborsgo''''' is a weekly community newspaper published by ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. Each Friday, 17 print editions are distributed in 39 communities in [[Dallas/Fort Worth]] along with ''The Dallas Morning News.'' The material in print editions comes primarily from user-submitted material on the Web site, ''neighborsgo.com''[http://www.neighborsgo.com], where editors interact with community members. ''Neighborsgo'' is one of several publications produced by major metropolitan newspapers that focus on [[citizen journalism]] and user-generated media.
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==Background==
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''Neighborsgo'' is owned by the [[A.H. Belo]] Corp. Other Dallas-Fort Worth online, print, TV and radio media outlets often use ''neighborsgo'' material in their coverage of community news.
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==Print edition==
In April 2005, ''The Dallas Morning News'' launched four editions of a weekly newspaper called "Neighbors." The response to the reader-generated newspaper was positive enough that, by the end of 2006, 12 more "Neighbors" were being published.
Now, the 17 print editions of ''neighborsgo'' are published by ''The Dallas Morning News'' every Friday and have a combined circulation of more than 250,000 copies. News subscribers in the communities receive ''neighborsgo'' with their Friday editions. Issues can also be picked up for free at local [[Starbucks]] locations.
==Communities==
'''Print editions currently include these D/FW communities:'''<br>
Allen<br>
Cedar Hill/DeSoto/Duncanville/Lancaster/Oak Cliff<br>
Carrollton/Farmers Branch/Addison<br>
Coppell/Valley Ranch<br>
Frisco/Little Elm<br>
Garland/Wylie/Sachse<br>
Irving/Las Colinas<br>
McKinney<br>
Mesquite/Balch Springs/Sunnyvale<br>
North Dallas/Preston Hollow<br>
Park Cities<br>
Plano/Murphy<br>
Richardson/Lake Highlands/Far North Dallas<br>
Rockwall/Rowlett/Heath<br>
Lewisville/Flower Mound/Highland Village/The Colony<br>
West Plano<br>
White Rock/M Streets/Lakewood
==Web site==
The publication hosts a Web site, ''neighborsgo.com'' [http://www.neighborsgo.com], on which Dallas-area residents can post news, videos, photos and blogs about their communities. The stories in print editions of ''neighborsgo'' come primarily from submitted material on the Web site, which site was launched in April 2007.
Once readers post their content on the site, ''neighborsgo'' editors either blog about the news or "reverse publish" the stories and photos into one of the weekly print editions.
The Web site for ''neighborsgo'' allows visitors to create an online profile like they would on [[Facebook]]. Users can access content specific to their community, communicate with each other, create or comment on blog posts, and share stories in their own words and images.
As of June 30, 2010, more than 22,000 area residents were members of neighborsgo.com. More than 55,400 stories, 34,700 photos, 13,100 blog posts and 1,400 videos had been posted online, and the Web site had been clicked on more than 6.6 million times.
==Twitter==
In April, 2009, ''neighborsgo'' embraced micro-blogging service [[Twitter]] as another way to create connections among neighbors. Their main Twitter account is @neighborsgo [http://twitter.com/neighborsgo].
The ''neighborsgo'' Web site [http://www.neighborsgo.com] hosts a daily Twitter feature called "Tweep of the Day" at the top of the page that spotlights a local Twitter user.
Twitter accounts are available for residents to follow to get information about the following communities: Allen [http://twitter.com/Allen_GO], Best Southwest [http://twitter.com/BestSouthwest], Carrollton/Farmers Branch/Addison [http://twitter.com/carrolltongo], Coppell/Valley Ranch [http://twitter.com/coppellgo], Downtown/Uptown Dallas [http://twitter.com/DtownUPtown], Far North Dallas [http://twitter.com/FarNDallasGO], Frisco [http://twitter.com/friscogo], Garland [http://twitter.com/GarlandGo], Irving [http://twitter.com/irvinggo], Lake Highlands [http://twitter.com/LakeHighlandsGO], Lewisville /Flower Mound / Highland Village [http://twitter.com/lewisvillego], McKinney [http://twitter.com/McKinneyGO], Mesquite/Balch Springs [http://twitter.com/Mesquite], North Dallas [http://twitter.com/NorthDallas], Park Cities [http://twitter.com/ParkCities], Plano/West Plano [http://twitter.com/planogo], Richardson [http://twitter.com/richardsongo], Rockwall/Heath [http://twitter.com/rockwallheathgo], Rowlett [http://twitter.com/rowlettgo], Royce City [http://twitter.com/roysecitygo], White Rock/M Streets/Lakewood [http://twitter.com/whiterockgo], and Wylie/Murphy/Sachse [http://twitter.com/WMS_GO].
==Jason Castro==
The Web site was frequently used for [[Jason Castro (singer)|Jason Castro]] coverage in early 2008. Jason Castro was an [[American Idol]] contestant who hailed from one of ''neighborsgo'''s communities: Rockwall, Texas. The site [http://neighborsgo.com/jasoncastro] includes videos from before he was discovered all the way up until his homecoming parade after the season ended.
==London Levi==
The ''neighborsgo'' site also covered [[London Levi]]'s experience on [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12]][http://www.neighborsgo.com/stories/30392]. Levi, a street preacher from Arlington, Texas, was one of the final seven women on the modeling competition reality show. Site contributors and ''neighborsgo'' editors followed Levi through the show, writing blog posts every week and commenting on the events of each episode[http://www.neighborsgo.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=302&sblog_id=1091].
==References==
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* Journalism NEXT and neighborsgo [http://www.neighborsgo.com/video/2297]
* Newspaper Trends to Watch in 2008 [http://www.naa.org/Resources/Publications/PRESSTIME/PRESSTIME-2008-January/PRESSTIME-08-Jan-01-Cover-Trends/PRESSTIME-08-Jan-01-Cover-Trends.aspx]
* The Cake Bride [http://www.neighborsgo.com/stories/7083]
* Jason Castro coverage [http://www.neighborsgo.com/jasoncastro]
* State Fair photos [http://neighborsgo.com/photos/search/State%20Fair]
==External links==
* [http://www.neighborsgo.com/ Neighborsgo.com]
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