Vote Now - "2011: Assignment Youngstown" (Top Youngstown Neighborhood Stories)

[Defend Youngstown]

VOTE NOW – "2011: Assignment Youngstown"

From stories about how some Youngstown neighborhood groups are trying to fight crime themselves...to an examination of the growing trend of people selling goods on street corners without licenses...to a city known for a plan and where we are with that plan today...to why neighborhood groups and concerned citizens continue to organize and fight for change from the ground up, The NewsOutlet team has assembled plans for six stories it believes should be told and carried by Mahoning Valley media organizations.

Story ideas were generated from input received by NewsOutlet staffers who attended community meetings in the city and talked to residents about their concerns and what they are noticing happening in their neighborhoods.

Citizens can rank the six story packages that TheNewsOutlet has developed. Those rankings will then be tabulated and used to guide which stories are pursued. Below are list of the stories for consideration (follow voting link below for story descriptions):

Option 1: "Gangs of Youngstown"
Option 2: "City With A Plan"
Option 3: "Neighborhood Vigilantes"
Option 4: "The Land is Your Land"
Option 5: "Neighbors Who Care"
Option 6: "The Corner Market"

CLICK HERE TO VOTE:
http://www.vindy.com/thenewsoutlet-quiz/

NOTE: Voting will also take place at all branches of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Voting ends December 13th.

TheNewsOutlet.org, funded by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Raymond John Wean Foundation, is a joint venture between Youngstown State University's journalism program, WYSU-FM, The Vindicator, the Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative and the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.