I'm a CNN Finalist: Exercise Your Right and Vote!

I just found out that I am one of ten finalists for the CNN iReport challenge. YAY!

The challenge was to create a 30 second promo to promote iReport.com, and the winning iReport may air on CNN. CNN has chosen the finalists, now it’s up to the general public to decide who should be the grand prizewinner.

Please exercise your right to vote and visit http://www.ireportchallenge.com/gallery.asp and vote daily (now until Aug. 3, 2008) for the commercial you feel is the most meaningful in promoting and encouraging iReporters to upload their stories. Just for voting, you could be entered to win a flip video camera courtesy of CNN. You can even start your own iReport quest if you so choose.

This CNN iReport challenge means a great deal to me. I will be honored and thankful if you all pitch in and help me reach one of my many career goals.

I put a lot of effort into creating my very first commercial. I am delighted to share it with all Rock the Vote viewers. Below is a copy of my original commercial. Unfortunately my original video was not submitted in the promo challenge because I couldn’t shrink the file size, but a similar video with less detail was entered in the contest. You can view the submitted version on the voting website.

Your vote DOES count so please vote! YOU deserve to be heard.

Getting in Gear: The Trek on the Trail

Here at the Rock the Trail camp we are proud to announce that all five of our talented Rock the Trail reporters now have their own news niche. We want to make sure that we are able to bring our readers the best news coverage and so our reporters will each be focusing on their own news beats. By doing so we can ensure that our reporters can keep you all in tune with the latest and most exciting news from the trail. Our reporters are very excited to start bringing you the latest in their news topics, but they want to hear your opinions! They love getting feedback from you and want to encourage you all to get involved and send your thoughts their way.

So, give it some thought. What do you want our reporters to cover the most? What topic do you think gets overlooked by mainstream media and that you want to hear more about? What do you think about the topics they will be covering? Are there any events you would like to suggest that they cover? The youth voice really does matter- and that means yours, too- so don't hesitate to speak up and let your voice be heard.