Jim Voorhies calls this the best comment ever.

I can’t help but agree.

Thanks to Christian Grantham at Nashville is Talking, we find that the new iPhone does a lot more than you thought it would.

How good is the iPhone’s new video camera? Good enough to make the evening news, literally.

Here’s the story of how the new iPhone which was used to shoot a news package that made the evening news.

When you hear so much about newspapers having a touch time surviving in the wake of technology, it’s interesting to see an example of newspapers using technology to help them stay afloat. From ReadWriteWeb

Now, those papers have once again collaborated on a new effort to bring their content to the tech-obsessed youth. Last week, the three collectively introduced an iPhone/iPod Touch application which delivers the cover stories, city news items, editorials, and pictures to the owners of Apple’s smartphone.

The application is unique as it lets consumers browse and compare the coverage of news stories by the different papers all within one single interface.

Looking back at some of the best posts as we head into the new year regarding tools for journalists of all kinds, I found this post about KnoxNews at NewAssignment.

Knoxville, Tennessee based KnoxNews released their own iPhone application last month allowing users to upload their own reports to a profile hosted via im.knoxnews.com. Each report can be accompanied by a photo and categorized by subject and search tags, which are also chosen by the user. Please note: this is not a simple news reader for people to check the latest headlines wherever they are. This is an application that is best served as a tool for reporters — citizens and professionals alike.

The post is from Dec. 7 and I thought it need a bit more attention in discussing new tools in a new age. I wrote last week about starting out in newsprint using wax in pasteup when we built pages. Within 15 years, things have changed and for the most part, I think it’s a change for the good.

Now, some news organizations, such as the Knoxville News Sentinel, are welcoming eye-witness accounts and encouraging citizens to, indeed, be journalists. A perfect example is the recent TVA Sludge Spill in Harriman, TN. Citizen Journalists are keeping the story alive, offering eyewitness accounts and demanding answers.

Have citizen journalists made the difference in this story? I would say that they have.

Who better to report and assist news organizations then those people experiencing the story first hand.

KnoxNews have embraced new technology to enhance their news delivery and are leading the way in many ways. Tom Chereder, the author of the original post, has other ideas as well on how efforts like these can be useful for professional, and non-professional, journalists alike.