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>I acknowledge reading the PG almost exclusively >online, but I'll guarantee their web audience dwarfs >their print audience. And rather than asking if the >video added to the story, you ought to look at it and >judge for yourself. They revealed two idiot >remorseless men who, by the looks on their faces, were >toast before they even knew it. I'd say that added to >the stories. More than that, if you'd bothered to look >at the PG online lately, you'd see what looks to me to >be growing advertising content. Even occasionally on >their videos now. > >>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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