"I think the argument about bloggers vs. journalists has been over for years. We've all co-existed just fine for a while now, and the truth is, the distinction is less relevant every day. There are thousands of journalists who now blog, and there are lots of bloggers who are trained journalists."
--Jim Brady, executive editor of Washingtonpost.com

Welcome to TellPeoria Online Media

TELLPEORIA is an online-only media organization that promotes citizen journalism by connecting Web site owners with the business who want to tell Peoria-area residents about their products and services.

We can help you tell the story of your community

Peoria is a city of neighborhoods, each with it's own nooks and crannies. We are full of schools and churches and clubs and pass times and interests. We are people with strong opinions and we like to share them. We are people who decided to NOT the last one to leave. TellPeoria has the tools to help you create and operate the hyperlocal news site that covers the breadth of the city, or talks about what you see on your block when you look out the window.

We can help you bring an online-only 'newspaper' to your community

Who's playing watchdog in your town? Does the "newspaper of record" have someone writing about about government and crime and schools and sports in your town or village. In an era of dwindling circulation and ad sales, small-town weeklies are thriving ... because there is a market for small town news that the neighboring regional daily covers as an afterthought.

But not every hometown has a weekly. If you've ever wanted to throw caution to the wind and put out a new newspaper in your town, but were daunted by the costs, going online is the answer. It costs hundreds of dollars for a single print run of even the smallest weekly, and that doesn't include trying to deliver the papers. ONLINE IS THE ANSWER. You can sign up with TellPeoria, and concentrate on writing the news and selling the ads, we'll handle the hard work of putting it all up on the Web.

Wanna get started?

From this WordPress Mu powered site, you can:



* New blogs do not go "online" until approved by management.

New bloggers should also sign to be a PUBLISHER of TellPeoria Ads. You can sell directly to local advertisers, as well as run networks ads via OpenX Marketplace.

Interested in running ads across the TellPeoria network, or running them in specific blogs, sign up as an advertiser.

Note: Our OpenX installation is still under construction. Please be patient for the next few weeks.

Look around, kick the tires ...