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Hurricane Katrina  Coverage from the   Times-Picayune and NOLA.com   Discussion Leader  Ashley
Times-Picayune   and NOLA.com The Background¡­ The Times-Picayune has 602,744 in daily readers and is the 34 th  largest American Newspaper  It began publishing in 1837 as the Picayune, named after the Spanish coin equivalent to 6 1/4 cents (1/16 dollar) - which was the price of the paper. It became the Times-Picayune after merging with its rival paper in 1914.  (http://www.mondonewspapers.com/newspaper/new-orleans-times-picayune.html)
Times-Picayune   and NOLA.com The Background¡­ NOLA.com  aka New Orleans, Louisiana The NOLA.com site has been previously known for its coverage of  Mardi Gras  and live web cam.
Hurricane Katrina Hits New Orleans The staff thought they would be able to continue coverage through their office, but flooding forced an evacuation ¡° The idea was to use the web to give breaking information to people and then the full stories would be in the newspaper.¡± ~Jon Donley
What the   Times-Picayune   and NOLA.com accomplished   NOLA.com newsblogs became  the  source for news on hurricane damage and rescue efforts  Were able to include small details  They ran two blogs live  People started sending in requests for rescues Opinion blog for influx of letters to the editor The office Building of the Times-Picayune
Why it was successful They embraced new technologies Used forums to locate missing people  Servers were located in New Jersey NOLA and the Times-Picayune were able to merge identities Peak of 30 million page views in a day The service truck that the staff evacuated the office in
What they earned for  their coverage The Times-Picayune won two Pulitzer Prizes, including a gold medal for meritorious public service, for the newspaper¡¯s coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.  The newspaper also received a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished reporting of breaking news. Both prizes were awarded to the newspaper's staff.   (http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breaking/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_localbreakingnews/archives/2006_04_17.html)
Discussion Questions Do you think that this type of journalism warrants a Pulitzer Prize? Why or why not? By publishing their blog, they were able to reach their displaced readership, who were all over the country. Do you think that they should have returned to paper copies of the newspaper? Are paper copies necessary anymore?
More Discussion Questions In what other ways, do you think, has the Times-Picayune and NOLA.com partnership benefited? What are other positive aspects of media convergence? Questions of your own???

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Discussion Leader One

  • 1. Hurricane Katrina Coverage from the Times-Picayune and NOLA.com Discussion Leader Ashley
  • 2. Times-Picayune and NOLA.com The Background¡­ The Times-Picayune has 602,744 in daily readers and is the 34 th largest American Newspaper It began publishing in 1837 as the Picayune, named after the Spanish coin equivalent to 6 1/4 cents (1/16 dollar) - which was the price of the paper. It became the Times-Picayune after merging with its rival paper in 1914. (http://www.mondonewspapers.com/newspaper/new-orleans-times-picayune.html)
  • 3. Times-Picayune and NOLA.com The Background¡­ NOLA.com aka New Orleans, Louisiana The NOLA.com site has been previously known for its coverage of Mardi Gras and live web cam.
  • 4. Hurricane Katrina Hits New Orleans The staff thought they would be able to continue coverage through their office, but flooding forced an evacuation ¡° The idea was to use the web to give breaking information to people and then the full stories would be in the newspaper.¡± ~Jon Donley
  • 5. What the Times-Picayune and NOLA.com accomplished NOLA.com newsblogs became the source for news on hurricane damage and rescue efforts Were able to include small details They ran two blogs live People started sending in requests for rescues Opinion blog for influx of letters to the editor The office Building of the Times-Picayune
  • 6. Why it was successful They embraced new technologies Used forums to locate missing people Servers were located in New Jersey NOLA and the Times-Picayune were able to merge identities Peak of 30 million page views in a day The service truck that the staff evacuated the office in
  • 7. What they earned for their coverage The Times-Picayune won two Pulitzer Prizes, including a gold medal for meritorious public service, for the newspaper¡¯s coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. The newspaper also received a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished reporting of breaking news. Both prizes were awarded to the newspaper's staff. (http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breaking/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_localbreakingnews/archives/2006_04_17.html)
  • 8. Discussion Questions Do you think that this type of journalism warrants a Pulitzer Prize? Why or why not? By publishing their blog, they were able to reach their displaced readership, who were all over the country. Do you think that they should have returned to paper copies of the newspaper? Are paper copies necessary anymore?
  • 9. More Discussion Questions In what other ways, do you think, has the Times-Picayune and NOLA.com partnership benefited? What are other positive aspects of media convergence? Questions of your own???