A few weeks ago in Cairns I saw a sign on a noticeboard asking people to sign an on-line petition in support of getting fairer home insurance for people living in Far North Queensland.
I took a photo of the sign and have finally just got around to looking at the website.
Our journalism lecturer Marie has said that we need to always be on the lookout for new story ideas and change.org might be one such source. It's an on-line petition page where people can set up petitions in support of their own campaigns.
Obviously there are going to be some petitions that don't go anywhere or are overseas, though there does seem to be some local content. The Tips and Guides page at the bottom of the page shows petitioners how to get their campaigns out to the media.
In this article from journalism.co.uk Rachel McCathy suggests ways a journalist can use the site.
Good idea. I've signed a few petitions on change.org from seeing links on facebook about issues that resonate with me.
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