iReport — 'Unedited. Unfiltered. News.'

Long story short: CNN created this site "... in February 2008 to be a clearing house for user submissions — as many as 10,000 a month — that in the past were only culled by CNN staff," wrote Noam Cohen in a October 12, 2008 New York Times column.

He added, "It's not the first place to go for stock tips."

From the website: "iReport.com is a user-generated site. That means the stories submitted by users are not edited, fact-checked or screened before they post. Only stories marked 'On CNN' have been vetted for use in CNN news coverage."

And yet, there's gold there amidst the piles of citizen-journalist supplied dross — if you know how and where to look.

Judging by the numbers in the graphic up top, about one item out of every 200 proves to be newsworthy.

At least by CNN's standards.

Yours may vary.