Launching CNN type site looked at various options

Hey there, well after searching for some software, I really don't know which script to use.

I am looking for a PHP/ Mysql solution

I looked at:

phpcow.com the fact that its encoded is a huge waste of my time, because my company wants to add stuff to this, with it being encoded I can't make it do what I want.

newsphp.com awesome program, however this to is encoded.

vivvo.net I looked at this, and its very similar to both above, and its not encoded so I might be able to just use this and try to code what I want. The thing is Ill be going to vacation by the end of next week, so my company wants me to launch this before then with as many features as the two other programs above have.

The main thing about this is that I am a developer and I have tons of projects that I work on, so I'm trying to cut down my programming time if i can just make modules for it.

I did look at Joomla and Mambo, but they didnt really offer what i wanted, and with my time constrain I would just like to code as less as possible.

I was hoping that maybe there might be a few other programs out there that I did not look at, and hopefully are not encoded, wether its paid or not, money is not an object as long as its within a reasonable amount.

 

Have you looked for a django based solution?

 

I just looked it at it right now, however its a Python solution. =(

I'm a PHP/mysql programmer.

 

have you tried joomla?

i suggest you to use joomla with joomnews component (you find the component on official joomla extension site)

 

i own a few news sites which run on joomla. Very effective

 

This right here is EXACTLY what you need http://www.joomlart.com/templates_club/club_portfolio/ja_teline.html which is run by Joomla.

Here is he demo if you want see it in action http://www.joomlart.com/templates_demo.php?template=ja_teline

 

you can also consider Drupal...its similar to joomla..