Tired of sending press releases and other news tidbits to news organizations and crossing your fingers, hoping big media will do a story on it. Well, wait no more. You can join the scores of readers who are now players in helping make news on valleynews.com, the Daily News' new citizen journalism Web site.

You can join others who are embracing citizen journalism and becoming Internet columnists in their own right. There's Lisa Burks, who gives you your fix fix of news from Grand View Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale on her blog, Grave Concerns: Inside Grand View Cemetery. You can see what the John Burroughs Indians softball teams are doing, by reading Richard Colon’s blog, The Forgotten Sports. If you’re pining for the good ’ol days of the San Fernando Valley, check out Robert Greene’s blog, How Green Was My Valley.

Jenifer Johnson takes readers along on her work-out regimen for an upcoming seven-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles in the AIDS/Lifecycle 6 on her blog, Jen’s AIDS Lifecycle Quest.

These bloggers are among those included on a new best of blogger’s list on valleynews.com, that I have the pleasure of heading up. It’s called Jason’s List, and you can read it online now. This a list of some of the most interesting blogs that you can find on valleynews.com.

These are the folks who write regularly about their innermost feelings on life, their passions and life’s curiosities. These bloggers share a kinship with me and my colleagues because they love the written word and are eager to share slices of life from the trenches of the San Fernando Valley.

I am always combing the site, looking for great blogs to feature on the list. You too can be featured on the site and be considered for publication in the print edition. All you have to do is register on valleynews.com, write your heart out and post it onto the site, then e-maill me or feel free to call me at (818) 713-3635 and let me know about your blog.

Bottom line — make it interesting.