A couple of stories from Romenesko’s blog on today show that big time news organizations are discovering the immediacy of the web.
One comes from Westworld, which reports that when the Denver Post stumbled onto a scoop last month about beer magnate Peter Coors being arrested for drunk driving, the Post nailed the story and then put it on the organization’s web site – despite some grousing from the traditionalists.
These folks thought a story like that should be saved for print first, which was several hours away. The paper’s managing editor said the web would be “our breaking news platform.” Then there is the story about CBS streaming its nightly news program simultaneously with its over-the-air broadcast. This, apparently, has come about only after painstaking negotiations with affiliates.
One is tempted to ask: “Where have these folks been for the last 10 years or so?”
(Posted Aug. 17, 2006)
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