Danversport, one year later
Nov 21st, 2007 by Dave Olson
A few days ago, my 13-year-old son sat down at my computer when I went to the kitchen for more coffee. I came back to find him surfing salemnews.com.
“Dad,” he said, “if all of this stuff is here, why would anybody read the paper?”
I did the only thing I could do. I grounded him.
Actually, I gave him an answer that sounded a lot like one this blog’s previous posts, which argued the paper and the Web are key to delivering the news. In the best of worlds, the complement, not compete, with one another.
Today’s coverage of the one year anniversary of the Danversport blast, is the latest example of how the print and the Web work together. If you haven’t read the paper yet, you should. It offers personal stories you won’t find anywhere else. For graphics, photos, more stories and other content you won’t find anywhere else, go to the Web here. The site even makes you, the reader, part of the story with a “where were you when?” section.
The combination of the Web and the print edition lets us tell the story of Danversport with a depth and scope we didn’t have a year ago.
Let us know what you think.