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Language
in various expansive forms: Our language now is dictated
by the stylebook. How can the new medium allow different
styles, vocabularies?
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Different
attitudes: As with language, outlook and perspective
can vary widely. How can the luxury of space in the new
medium be used to provide a variety of perspectives?
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Personalities
/ identities for reporters: Now there is little opportunity
to learn about the reporter telling you about the news.
Except for columnists, whose personalities come out in their
writing, there is little known about reporters. Could links
to bios of the reporters from their bylines help in giving
an identity and credibility to the person reporting the
news?
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Pop
culture: One of several beats that gets little attention
in the traditional product. How does the new medium's audience
change the need to emphasis a more alternative approach
to entertainment coverage?
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Sports
stats (local): Newshole limits the ability to report
local and neighborhood sports stats.
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Background
on "How I wrote the story": So much of what the reporter
does is invisible to the reader. Having the space to background
the reporting of the story might add a valuable feature
in the new news product.
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Links
to past stories: Now, a story as a daylong shelf-life.
The story the next day might repeat some of the previous
story, but not always. How can the new medium's linking
capabilities tie together stories into a continuously updated
package?
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Follow-up
on stories: Newspapers are traditionally bad at following-up
on stories. How might the new medium help to keep readers
current on stories that previously were hot news?
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Interaction
between reporter and readers and the community:Currently,
there is little interaction between the reporter and the
reader. How can the interactive capabilities of the new
medium enhance the relationship between reporters and their
public?
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Ways
for readers to connect with other readers: There is
no easy way for the print media to connect readers with
other readers. The new media can provide opportunities for
readers to supply opinions, and receive reactions to their
comments from other readers.
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Personalize
the news: The newspaper now is scattershot coverage,
and chances are many of the stories are not personally involving.
The new medium allows the concept of the "Daily Me" to come
about.
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Enough
space to have relevant source documents: We report about
the speech, but don't have room for the speech. We tell
about the ruling, but don't run the full text. Limitless
newshole makes it possible to have the supporting documents
available if people are interested.
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Deep
local news: Another function of the lack of space is
the lack of deep local news, only surface local news finds
it's way into the newspaper. The potential of space and
outside contributions by readers can make the coverage of
local stories deeper and richer.
Summary:
Use the potential of the new medium to deliver things that
just aren't possible with print.