<s>
iReport	O
was	O
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
citizen	O
journalism	O
initiative	O
that	O
allowed	O
people	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
globe	O
to	O
contribute	O
pictures	O
and	O
video	O
of	O
breaking	O
news	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stories	O
that	O
were	O
verified	O
were	O
approved	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
all	O
of	O
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iReport	O
grew	O
out	O
of	O
another	O
related	O
program	O
:	O
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
Fan	O
Zone	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
viewers	O
to	O
contribute	O
pictures	O
and	O
video	O
from	O
the	O
2006	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
producers	O
also	O
regularly	O
provided	O
"	O
assignments	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
possible	O
inclusion	O
in	O
upcoming	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
iReport	O
was	O
moved	O
from	O
direct	O
access	O
on	O
the	O
CNN	B-Architecture
website	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
dramatic	O
reduction	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
views	O
for	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
officially	O
retired	O
iReport	O
and	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
supersede	O
the	O
website	O
with	O
a	O
hashtag	O
,	O
#CNNiReport	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
submit	O
news	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
including	O
Instagram	O
,	O
Facebook	O
and	O
Twitter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
paid	O
Albarghouti	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
amount	O
for	O
the	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
he	O
shot	O
on	O
his	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
held	O
the	O
first	O
iReport	O
Awards	O
,	O
with	O
awards	O
being	O
given	O
for	O
seven	O
categories	O
:	O
breaking	O
news	O
,	O
personal	O
story	O
,	O
compelling	O
imagery	O
,	O
commentary	O
,	O
original	O
reporting	O
,	O
interview	O
,	O
and	O
community	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
CNN	B-Architecture
acquired	O
Ireport.com	O
and	O
I-report.com	O
for	O
$	O
750,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
Producers	O
would	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
online	O
submission	O
and	O
select	O
reports	O
for	O
possible	O
airing	O
on	O
the	O
CNN	B-Architecture
television	O
networks	O
,	O
CNN.com	O
and	O
other	O
CNN	B-Architecture
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
International	O
aired	O
"	O
iReport	O
for	O
CNN	B-Architecture
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
insufficiently	O
distinguishing	O
iReport	O
stories	O
from	O
its	O
own	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
several	O
cases	O
where	O
hoax	O
stories	O
placed	O
on	O
that	O
service	O
were	O
given	O
credence	O
by	O
their	O
apparent	O
connection	O
to	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
for	O
example	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
an	O
impending	O
asteroid	O
impact	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
stories	O
regarding	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
that	O
significantly	O
influenced	O
its	O
stock	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Fox	O
News	O
,	O
an	O
iReport	O
entry	O
from	O
2009	O
unvetted	O
by	O
CNN	B-Architecture
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
Steele	O
dossier	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
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