Before It's News

Before It’s News is a people-powered news-sharing service

Something strange happened during the 2008 U.S. election. The news media came down with a bad case of amnesia -- they forgot exactly what it was they were supposed to be doing. Instead of asking critical questions of those running for office, they went out of their way to 'get a tingle up their leg' for some candidates, or to ignore the constitutional requirements of the political office. We wanted to present a point of view that didn't seem to exist in the mainstream media. One that is hopeful, yet realistic, based on the natural law of truth, compassion and tolerance. Another thing became intensely clear. The traditional news media was dying and in their death throes, they ignored fact and settled for their own opinion. They became sloppy and intentionally ignored stories until they could no longer. This presented the opportunities for bloggers and international news outlets to routinely scoop their U.S. brethren, often by three or four days.