Jason Kristufek’s We Media blog

Shame on me for this. It shouldn’t take for my friend Matt to get some recognition on Beat Blogging for me to mention that he gets it and is doing a heck of job.

Matt is a reporter and blogger at the Gazette Times in Corvallis, Oregon. He has a personal blog too.

Watch this space for all things that don’t fit into the newspaper or work best online. And let’s face it: you know more about Corvallis than I do. Send me tips, links and background information to help me cover your city better. Let’s use this blog for a two-way conversation about our community.

Here is an actual blog post he did that sums it up for me and shows the value of what he is doing.

Rumor patrol…
We’re hearing rumors today about Hewlett-Packard.
Anyone have information on what’s happening? Send an e-mail or call 760-3183.

That’s simple and brilliant. Way to go Matt. Keep it up, and evangelize. And if anyone happens to be in the area, I will be visiting Matt and his lovely wife, Kristi, next week and attending The 2nd Annual Brewer’s Memorial Ale Fest in Newport, Or.

For those who don’t know, BeatBlogging.org “is a collaboration between 13 news organizations from around the country and NewAssignment.Net, to figure out how journalists can use social networks to improve beat reporting.”