TV at work, part II
Mike Riley, editor of The Roanoke Times and the suit behind TimesCast, explains their daily online video program and responds to comments about it here.
We don't plan to worry too much about TV stations. What we're doing is not broadcast TV, and that's intentional. We don't wear makeup. We don't worry (too much) about wardrobe. We simply want to offer users an interactive feed of news and information online each day in a video platform.
And:
What we're doing is an experiment, to be sure. Newspapers have long been averse to experimentation, but, given the imperatives of online, if we don't take innovative steps to shape our future, the future will shape us ... and I'd rather us have a say in what happens.
I don't know if the News & Record is going to do what Roanoke is doing, what Norfolk is doing, or what Rocketboom is doing. (Well, I seriously doubt we could duplicate Amanda's charm.) I do know we're headed down the video road for the same reasons Mike describes. It is another to extend our journalism to people who want it their way. It's an exciting part of the future.
Mike is interested in the conversation and getting feedback about their site. Weigh in.