A quick observation how covering live reporting has changed. For integrated broadcast giants it just doesn’t mean only live special reports on radio and TV. But organizations must consider the online component as well. The BBC does a great job with this. The death of PM Margaret Thatcher is an example.
My story Tuesday night had a multi-platform angle. We requested a list of all the speeding tickets police doled out in the HRM. The spread sheet we received contained a lot of data. After some organization, it showed what locations people get the most tickets
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We also could see which days of the week and months people speed the most and which gender speeds more; men or women. Overall, a boring spreadsheet turned into a great story. Special thanks to CBC web developer Dean Gallant who organized the data and designed the interactive.
In daily news, there’s always time to take staged on the job reporter pictures. Nevertheless, thanks Jacob Wilkinson-Smith for taking such a great photo 🙂
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