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>I guess I missed it too. I was just reading the paper >like the guy above. All that stuff may be on the site, >but did it add one iota to the story? How many people >accessed or used it? Did WVU officials say, 'uh-oh, >there's another video and interactive graphic on the >Post-Gazette Web site'? Or did they drive madly >through town trying to gather up all the copies of the >paper? I'm no luddite, but i agree that all the tech >toys are pretty marginal when you have a real news >story on your hands. And they add cost but no profit. >Call back when there's tech the public cares about and >adds to the paper's bottom line instead of being a >drain on editorial resources. > > >>I guess you missed the very good, revealing video of >>the classically unrepentant Sears and Lang, then. And >>there was another of video of reaction from students. >>Audio, too. The investigative stories undeniably >>carried the weight, but multimedia was there in a >>supplementary role. You'd better give it up if you >>think multimedia is going away. It's adding to the >>total package. >> >>>I agree -- this is what newspapers can and should do. >>>I think people read it even if they weren't connected >>>to WVU or Mylan because it had universal elements >like >>>hubris, favoritism, etc. A good yarn about something >>>important in other words. Notice, too: No b.s., no >>>multi-media, no celebrities, no video, no 85-part >>>series with hokey anecdotes and ponderous experts, no >>>I/Me-the-reporter-is-the-story malarkey sometimes >>>characteristic of the P-G and the whole point of >silly >>>local newscasts (I'm thinking of that channel with >>>those gals with all the teeth) . Just good solid >>>journalism on a topic of public interest. What a >shame >>>in this age of industry wide panic the newspaper >>>business can't see what's right in front of its face: >>>people will pay for lively, consequential news! As >>>they used to say in the old days: 'The Public Will >>>Have It!' >>> >>>>Great work by Sabatini and Boselovic on the phony >MBA >>>>given by WVU to the W.Va. governor's daughter. They >>>>have really exposed the corruption in the wild, >>>>wonderful hollers and have gotten results. The >>>>University president should be the next to go.

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