One of the things I hated most about being the managing editor of an afternoon newspaper was the advantage morning newspapers had when it came to coverage of evening activities.
Simply, if it happened in the afternoon or at night, the morning newspapers were going to have it on the streets hours before we did.
The internet has changed everything and placed the afternoon newspapers on a level playing field. Clear evidence of that was provided Tuesday night with the Neosho Daily News' coverage of the resignation of Neosho City Councli member RoseMarie Carnes.
The Daily posted two stories on the resignation, the first at 1:17 p.m. and the second a couple of minutes later, approximately 40 minutes before the story made its first appearance on the Joplin Globe website.
While 40 minutes may not seem like much, it is far better than being behind the morning newspaper by several hours, as the situation would have been before the advent of the internet.
4 comments:
Randy, you might also want to give a little credit to the Administrator at Neosho Forums who sat on this story for over two weeks at Mrs. Carnes request.
Absolutely. This post was more about how the internet has put afternoon and morning newspapers on a more equal playing field.
On a different subject, if someone could e-mail me a copy of this Neosho City Council bill outlawing cyberterrorism, I would definitely like to write something about that.
It ain't a bill yet Randy. It was number 16 on the list of Agenda Items for last night's meeting. As of yet, we do not know just how far they intend to push this issue.
Not at all. Read today's NDN. It will be posted online later this afternoon.
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