Net News Daily Explained

Net News Daily
Company Type:Partnership
Location City:Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Area Served:Worldwide (based on Scottish subjects)
Num Employees:12
Website Type:News & blogging
Language:English
Founder:Scott Campbell (journalist)
Current Status:Offline

Net News Daily (NND) is a British news website. The site covers a range of topics, such as technology and entertainment and includes a prominent interviews section. Net News Daily was launched on 8 January 2009 as a simple news blog, but has grown since then.[1] [2] [3]

Site popularity

The site's creators have claimed in interviews that NND receives up to 5000 visitors per day.[4] [5]

Interviews

The site has conducted interviews with YouTube stars and people involved in breaking news stories.

Michael Mooney

Michael Mooney was the creator of Mikeyy, a malicious worm on Twitter. He was interviewed by NND,[6] during which Mooney revealed information that other media outlets did not already know. The interview was cited by Sky News[7] and Computerworld.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: The news website with teen editorial leads. BBC News. 19 May 2009. 26 June 2009.
  2. News: Interview: Global acclaim is a net result for teen journalists. The Scotsman. Claire. Smith. 10 June 2009. 26 June 2009.
  3. News: Elevator Pitch: Thirteen year-old Scott Campbell has a vision for the future of news. PDA: The Digital Content Blog. The Guardian. 8 June 2009. 26 June 2009. Jemima. Kiss.
  4. News: Guatemala, Wolfram Alpha, Acquine and news. BBC. 19 May 2009. Jamillah. Knowles.
  5. [BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]
  6. News: Interview with the Creator of the StalkDaily Worm. Net News Daily. 12 April 2009. 26 June 2009. Campbell. Scott.
  7. News: Teenage Twitter Hacker: 'I Could Be Jailed'. Sky News. 14 April 2009. 26 June 2009.
  8. News: Weekend worms strike Twitter, teen admits responsibility. Computerworld. Gregg. Keizer. 12 April 2009. 26 June 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090416214040/http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131478. 16 April 2009.