Fox News Channel has introduced a new logo and design for its citizen journalism initiative, uReport.

The new look improves upon the FoxNews.com design with sleek, shiny graphics, cleaner layout and better navigation.

Fox’s redo comes on the heels of CNN’s debut of iReport.com earlier this year. So far, MSNBC/NBC News hasn’t created a standalone site for its CJ offering FirstPerson. For a network that was founded on the premise of interactivity and the Web, MSNBC hasn’t really embraced citizen journalism to the extent of other outlets, particularly CNN.com (though, granted, MSNBC stopped its Internet-centric branding a while back).

By the way, the domain “firstperson.com” is owned by a Cayman Island-based company (CNN ponied up $750K for ireport.com).

Fox News Channel’s “Live Desk” debuted new graphics in yesterday’s show.

The new include includes a segmented screen with multiple “REMs,” or “remotes” on the right side of the screen showing various live news feeds — similar to “The Situation Room” on CNN. Below is a video grab showing the new graphics and a tour of the FNC newsroom from Johnny Dollar.

We also checked in with Fox News Channel, which is using its recently-installed RP-heavy set. Combined with the circular anchor desk, this set does a good job of accommodating Fox’s panel of experts without the “temporary” feel of MSNBC and CNN’s panel anchor desks. Plus, the large scrolling text on the RP is a great, eye-catching feature that also reflects off the shiny surface of the table surface.

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