Off to Boston
October 30th, 2007 at 07:06pm Anna Derocher
I fly to Boston tomorrow to talk with fellow GateHouse journalists about Web-first publishing. Web first is journalism jargon for putting news when we know it online and then taking those stories and publishing them in the newspaper the next day.
I sometimes — OK, probably often — drive my colleagues crazy with questions like …
When can we get that story online?
Do we have more on this overnight crime?
That press conference ended an hour ago. Where’s the story?
Getting stories online timely and with accuracy is important to us at the News Tower. We use the Web because it’s the best platform to deliver news immediately to our readers. With the Web, we continue to be the primary source of news, information and advertising. And as my co-workers know, this is a topic I am passionate about. So, I am excited to head out to Boston, my first trip to the East coast.
I am not as excited about the traveling part. I dread is getting on that plane. I’m a lot like B.A. Baracus, the character played by Mr. T on the ’80s show “The A-Team.” B.A.’s buddies gave him tranquilizers each time they had to get him on a plane. Wish I had some of those suckers.
Entry Filed under: Public speaking, Web first
3 Comments Add your own
1. phil | November 1st, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Anna -
Hope the trip went well. I fly to B-town about 4-5 times a year for one my clients. Logan Int’l Airport is not near the top of my list of favorite airports. Hope you get there and home on time. Don’t plan on doing anything at the airport besides reading.
I like the questions you ask of your colleagues. They’re the right questions to ask for web-first publishing.
2. Anna Voelker | November 1st, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Phil,
I made it safely. I flew from Milwaukee, which is great. The only issue I had with travel was driving from Boston to Framingham. Traffic is interesting here. They have these things I call “roundabouts” which, to me, are death circles. Thankfully, nice people let me in and kept me from being killed.
I’ll post about my talks on Web first publishing soon.
Anna
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