Friday, May 21, 2004

Online updates

Earlier this afternoon, The Salt Lake Tribune posted this online update on the Martha Stewart witness being charged with perjury. The Deseret Morning News occasionally posts breaking news stories online as well. My only problem with the two newspapers' practice in this regard is that they do not do it enough. In this age of 24-hour news cycles, why wouldn't a news operation take advantage of the opportunity to post news as it happens throughout the day? Far from diluting the print content, this practice will further solidify the newspapers' place in their consumers' minds as authoritative sources of news worthy of constant attention.