This document discusses the role of new media makers and participatory journalism in informing the public. It outlines how the news ecosystem now includes fact entrepreneurs, creative technologists, citizen media makers, philanthropic foundations, universities, advocacy groups, and government. It describes how "news work" goes beyond traditional journalism to include sharing information, facilitating conversations, crowdsourcing stories, data visualization, and more. It also provides examples of successful community news startups and new types of news sites that have been launched in recent years.