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Vote for Philly’s Limited Edition Free Condom. In an effort to promote condom usage among young people, Take Control Philly (a Philadelphia Department of Public Health STD Control Program Initiative) is distributing free condoms to anyone who needs them. They’re keeping the Philadelphia Freedom Condoms (launched last year) in circulation, but adding to their offering. They’re also letting Philadelphians vote on the color of this year’s distribution.
This is an important story in the city, as The20’s @dhm pointed out yesterday at The Philly Post. Why?
“Philadelphia has ridiculously high STD rates, with Radio Times reporting last year that Philly has Chlamydia rates five times the national average among 10-to-14 year olds.”
The campaign is measuring user votes based on how many people “like” each of the six condoms above on their official Facebook page. The condom that gets the most votes in this album will be produced.
-LD
[Take Control Philly, The Philly Post, Philly.com, WHYY, Facebook]
Photos: Take Control Philly
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![Philly.com to Crowdsource New Hyperlocal Main Line Site. Launched Friday, Philly.com is taking a unique (and frankly, smart) approach to reporting local news. Philly Neighbors, which will provide more coverage of the Main Line (and could compete with Patch.com’s coverage in Ardmore, Merion and Wynnewood), will have two dedicated reporters (@smashleynguyen and @joshdfernandez) “writing their stories from coffee shops and shaking as many hands as possible.”
In addition, Philly.com recognizes that they can’t cover everything, so they’re aggregating relevant content from around the web and encouraging citizen journalists and everyday people to contribute. “Consider yourself permanently invited to share your knowledge,” says the welcome letter, written by The20’s @bydanielvictor which also explains the editorial concept behind the program.
This is not the first local news entity to try hyperlocal. WHYY launched a $1.2 million initiative last April to expand their coverage in the Northwest portion of the city. WHYY shared many of their early lessons, both good and bad, at the September Online News Association Meetup (detailed here by The20’s @christopherwink).
What do you think of Philly Neighbors Main Line? Find out more from Nguyen tonight on NBC 10 News at 5 p.m.-LD [Philly Neighbors, Ardmore Patch, @bydanielvictor, WHYY, @christopherwink]Photo: Philly.com/neighbors](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsi2233DZ51qfnxkko1_400.gif)
Philly.com to Crowdsource New Hyperlocal Main Line Site. Launched Friday, Philly.com is taking a unique (and frankly, smart) approach to reporting local news. Philly Neighbors, which will provide more coverage of the Main Line (and could compete with Patch.com’s coverage in Ardmore, Merion and Wynnewood), will have two dedicated reporters (@smashleynguyen and @joshdfernandez) “writing their stories from coffee shops and shaking as many hands as possible.”
In addition, Philly.com recognizes that they can’t cover everything, so they’re aggregating relevant content from around the web and encouraging citizen journalists and everyday people to contribute. “Consider yourself permanently invited to share your knowledge,” says the welcome letter, written by The20’s @bydanielvictor which also explains the editorial concept behind the program.
This is not the first local news entity to try hyperlocal. WHYY launched a $1.2 million initiative last April to expand their coverage in the Northwest portion of the city. WHYY shared many of their early lessons, both good and bad, at the September Online News Association Meetup (detailed here by The20’s @christopherwink).
What do you think of Philly Neighbors Main Line? Find out more from Nguyen tonight on NBC 10 News at 5 p.m.
-LD
[Philly Neighbors, Ardmore Patch, @bydanielvictor, WHYY, @christopherwink]
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![Is There a Doctor in the House? Frank “Franny” Rizzo Jr. is trailing in seventh place on the GOP side. The “chip off the old mayor” may be the shocker of the night with only 9 percent of the vote with more than half of the precincts reporting at 10 p.m.
“I don’t think there’s a way to catch up,” Rizzo said, according to @MetroBHickey at 10:32 p.m.
The four-term city councilman has never had a problem getting re-elected, but he’s not alone. Philly may indeed have anti-incumbent fever.
-TM
[@pkerkstra, @NWtonight, @MetroBHickey, NBC Philadelphia]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lldd3qknbU1qfnxkko1_500.jpg)
Is There a Doctor in the House? Frank “Franny” Rizzo Jr. is trailing in seventh place on the GOP side. The “chip off the old mayor” may be the shocker of the night with only 9 percent of the vote with more than half of the precincts reporting at 10 p.m.
“I don’t think there’s a way to catch up,” Rizzo said, according to @MetroBHickey at 10:32 p.m.
The four-term city councilman has never had a problem getting re-elected, but he’s not alone. Philly may indeed have anti-incumbent fever.
-TM
