merinews is a social news room. Common people can report about issues that they see in their daily life, analyse news that's been reported by traditional media, share photos etc. and connect to a community of citizen journalists working towards bringing to light the lesser known incidents and thoughts. Editorial desk at merinews.com targets, involves andengage students, journalists, NGOs, prominent personalities in the society to create and opinion around any and every debatable topic in the society. merinews had been the winner of Manthan Awards (2006) for best e-content and also received a special mention at the Webby Awards in 2007. merinews has a team of highly motivated people who not only work towards making a success of the company's vision - power to people, but also towards making the society a better place. They are supported by a highly experienced tech-team from an indo-japanese software firm.