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October 16, 2006
Election Coverage
This is Sharon Wallace from the League of Women Voters auditioning for American Idol with her rendition of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On." Later on, she introduced the Supervisor candidate forum.
The E-R has really stepped up its coverage of local elections by strengthening its online presence.
The daily newspaper has posted both City Council and Supervisor candidate forums. Later this month the E-R will post unedited editorial interviews with candidates, as well as 2-minute podcasts from the candidates.
With an increasing number of citizens and readers getting their news online, the E-R continues to experiment with ways to generate more web traffic.
I remember years ago when the internet was viewed as a threat to print media.
Yet I think every print media, including the E-R, understands that developing a strong online presence can increase the newspaper's value.
And when you increase your value to the community, you have a better shot at generating increased revenue.
Below is the City Council candidate forum, which will likely not be be shown on America's Funniest Home Videos anytime soon - unless you count Dan Herbert's unintentional, mistaken comment about a $180 million lawsuit as funny.
Today's Scrabble word is copse, a thicket of small trees.
Posted by dan_nt at October 16, 2006 12:00 AM