Today in NYC, we helped coordinate a press event to launch a unique new media venture called Open Source Media (OSM).

The event involved a number of high-profile media pundits including Judith Miller (The New York Times), Glenn Reynolds
("Instapundit," the world’s 5th most popular blog), David Corn (The
Nation), Larry Kudlow (CNBC’s
"Kudlow & Company"), John
Podhoretz (The New York Post), and
Claudia Rosett (contributor to The Wall Street
Journal).

The purpose of the gathering was two-fold:

—To launch OSM,
which is aggregating content from top bloggers worldwide into a network
designed to promote citizen journalism and commentary; and

—To discuss the "Shield Law" currently
before Congress, as well as other top issues facing journalists and bloggers
alike.

Interesting to note, Reynolds, Corn, Kudlow, Podhoretz, and Rosett
are all mainstream media representatives — and bloggers — who will serve on
the new venture’s 15+ member editorial board overseeing the more than 70
key contributors from around the world who are already signed up.

The concept behind OSM is to build a citizen journalism-driven news/commentary blog that will both
complement and compete with mainstream media. The company was founded last year
by screenwriter Roger L.
Simon and blogger Charles Johnson. 

Media vet and communications expert, Shel Holtz sums up today’s launch with: “Thank God OSM launched today. Now I won’t have to decide for myself which blogs
are written by the Internet’s brightest minds.”

Congrats to OSM and the Voce team for a very successful event and a great start to a new venture.