Comments on: Covering a murder trial in Kansas

By: Judge allows live Twitter updates of Ottawa mayor trial | Newslab.ca

Judge allows live Twitter updates of Ottawa mayor trial | Newslab.ca — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:48:54 +0000

[...] reporting from trials has been around in the US for a couple of years. But reporting via Twitter from the courtroom is growing fast across the [...]

By: Teaching Online Journalism » Live from inside the courtroom, via Twitter

Teaching Online Journalism » Live from inside the courtroom, via Twitter — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:35:50 +0000

[...] at The Wichita Eagle pioneered this kind of live online trial coverage a year ago. This entry was posted on Wednesday, August [...]

By: Technolo-J : No. 4: Multimedia

Technolo-J : No. 4: Multimedia — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:35:44 +0000

[...] the middle of the trial, we got some encouragement from online journalism guru Mindy McAdams, hwhich gave us a shot of encouragement and kept us going. She pointed out the limitations of [...]

By: Nick Jungman

Nick Jungman — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:28:55 +0000

PS: I should also note that, in this case, Ron’s editor, Assistant Metro Editor Kelly Anderson, is also keeping a close eye on Ron’s posts.

By: Nick Jungman

Nick Jungman — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:15:48 +0000

To answer Erik’s question: We almost never post things to Kansas.com unedited. We’ve got a pretty efficient system in which we’ve always got a copy editor on call whose first priority is to move breaking news. Typically, we can move a short piece within 10 minutes of receiving it. So, not quite “live,” but close enough for us. We’d share Erik’s concern about posting things like this unedited.

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:28:19 +0000

We’re covering a big trial of our own and I love this idea of having the courts reporter upload short updates frequently; however, I would like to know if Ron’s stuff is being edited. Legal and court stories is one area where we don’t take any chances, which makes it hard for our guy to post directly from the courtroom. It has to go through the desk first. Any thoughts on whether this is worth the risk?

By: Mindy

Mindy — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:14:15 +0000

My mistake! Thanks for the correction, Katie!

By: Katie Lohrenz

Katie Lohrenz — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:00:24 +0000

Correction! I haven’t had anything to do with the Cheever coverage. The special online section was built by our senior producer, Jeff Butts. He gets all the credit.