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June 08, 2004
Looking good
Involve your readers by seeking eyewitness feedback to inprove news stories. Make reader comments part of the story. Use the Weblog format to cover a breaking news event. How else can you improve your online news service? These ideas from Jonathan Dube's 101 ways to improve your news site could be a start, but Dube has many more at http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/001290.php. He also invites readers to supply their own. Also on the topic is Dan Froomkin's piece for OJR, entitled "Ideas for Online Publications: Lessons From Blogs, Other Signposts". Froomkin, the author of washingtonpost.com's White House Briefing column, suggests that journalists should "add relevant URLs to their stories. And reporters should routinely be churning out FAQs and primers on their beats, because on the Web this contextual information has enormous value -- and longevity." Journalists should also learn from blogs and try to "facilitate exchanges with readers." He also sees community building as key. The complete article can be found at http://ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1085603014.php. Posted by belinda at June 8, 2004 10:13 AMEmail this