News Related Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges.

Emcee: Jim Schachter (New York Times)
Judges: Ben Huh (Cheezburger Network), Tony Conrad (about.me / True Ventures), Adam Ostrow (Mashable)
Finalist: Ad Glue, Ushahidi, Funf Project, BuzzData

For more information about the SXSW Accelerator event click here - http://sxsw.com/interactive/startupvillage/accelerator