The site uses open source methods to develop good assignments and help bring them to completion; it employs professional journalists to carry the project home and set high standards so the work holds up. There are accountability and reputation systems built in that should make the system reliable. The betting is that (some) people will donate to works they can see are going to be great because the open source methods allow for that glimpse ahead.In this sense it’s not like donating to your local NPR station, because your local NPR station says, “thank you very much, our professionals will take it from here.” And they do that very well. New Assignment says: here’s the story so far. We’ve collected a lot of good information. Add your knowledge and make it better. Add money and make it happen. Work with us if you know things we don’t.
PressThink: Introducing NewAssignment.Net
Note that this is just an idea so far, newassignment.net does not exist yet. The whole aritcle is rather long, but worth read, so go read it and come back.
Welcome back. Now, suppose a law review editorial board posted a bunch of ideas for aritcles to a wiki-like site? We would like to publish articles concerning… Law students view the ideas, chip in some basic research stuff, a case here, a blog there. Faculty come along and claim the aritcle, pull together the resources, work with their virtual research assistants to create the final article. Credit is shared, the article is published by the journal. Comments?
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