I earlier reported that NowPublic had laid off most of its staff, and commented that the site could face closure. The post was based on information from a well-placed and reliable source. Since the post was published, NowPublic co-founder Len Brody has said that NowPublic is not shutting its doors. In an exchange on Twitter, Len said: “Company is moving forward and working on the mandate we have been from

Some bad news from the participatory journalism start-up NowPublic, based in Vancouver. I’ve heard that the site had laid off most of its staff – 8 out of its team of 11 – and could likely be shutting down. (See update below: NowPublic denies it is closed) NowPublic was bought by Examiner.com last September. At the time, the plan was for Examiner.com and NowPublic to operate independently, retaining their unique

Image via CrunchBase The big news in the citizen journalism space is that Vancouver-based participatory news site NowPublic.com has been sold to the local news network, Examiner.com. The new owners, Philip Anschutz’s Clarity Media Group, are reported to have paid around $25 million. NowPublic was started in 2005 by Canadian entrepreneurs Leonard Brody, Michael Tippett and Michael Meyers, and has raised more than $10m in venture capital. Writing on NowPublic,