The Uptake’s update

Groundbreaking citizen-based media group The UpTake announced the relaunch of its website today. The UpTake focuses on training and assisting citizen journalists in reporting the political news of the day and becoming an engaged part of the media. The group’s emphasis on video content was highlighted by a live webcast of Tuesday’s mega-rally for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

The new design allows for registered users to rank the stories and features discussion boards, future stories and lists. The site also utilizes Minneapolis-based community web developer Zanby for much of the back-end.

In other Minnesota-based community journalism news, Ed Kohler of The Deets previews the dramatic renovations happening right here.