For my latest blog posting, I decided to take a look at CNN Heroes. CNN Heroes is a project CNN has undertaken to shine the spotlight on America's often unsung heroes.

CNN.com currently has 10 CNN Heroes finalists, and people who register with CNN.com (which also allows you to fill out iReports) can vote for who they think should win the award of CNN Hero of the Year.

CNN.com put together a nice multimedia package to cover their heroes, including photos, videos, graphics, and articles. CNN will also be airing a special, CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, December 11th at 7p.m. The CNN Heroes fall into various categories: community crusaders, championing children, medical marvels, defending the planet. 

CNN has narrowed their heroes down to the top ten, all of whom are either community crusaders or championing children heroes.

CNN Heroes is definitely a nice project by CNN, offering some good hearty news, when many of my blog postings have covered CNN.com's coverage of negative news such as the deaths of Steve Jobs and Andy Rooney, and CNN.com's home page has been covered in recent weeks with reports of sexual exploitation of children by two assistant college coaches. The project also gives some well-deserved attention to people who are devoting their time and energy to helping others and trying to make the world a better place to live in.



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