If there is a prize for the best use of social technology in reinventing journalism*, then I reckon the Guardian is a front runner with it's crowdsourcing initiative to review MP's expenses, explained here.

I'm impressed with the work done by the Guardian in recent months and have commented on this before.

For me, the direction taken by the Guardian contrasts with the range of work done by other media organizations. While others seem to be looking to apply technologies to sustain their audience base or transition advertising franchises, the Guardian seems to be applying technology spontaneously and inventively for purposes that fit the tool.

The irony is that the Guardian's Datastore initiative appears to be ahead of anything done by the Government itself (or anything I have seen from the BBC for that matter).

*yes, if there was such a prize, the use of information gathered via #iranelection would be in the running too