Web publisher Michael Odza and myself were interviewed by Nathan Alderman of J-New Voices about how the addition of user comments to stories has affected the way we present and cover the news.
Nathan asked a detailed and intriguing set of questions by e-mail ( the full Q and A will be posted on this blog later, by permission of J-Voices), and he also talked to one of our stalwart readers Ed Campbell as well as reporter Steve Terrell, who has been chairing the main blog as of late.
There have been many examples documented in this blog of how readers have shaped and spurred news coverage: the reader reports on the summer fires of 2003, our Mothers Uncensored section, last year's uproar over the ignition interlock proposal during the legislative session, Yasmin Khan's follow-up piece inspired by all the comments on the Los Alamos highway accident in December, and others.
It happens in small ways, too: people post great additional sources and links in the comments, and often alert me or Michael to important information. Its an emergence of a micro-blogosphere within the framework of our site.
Nathan Alderman's interview is now live, and can be read here. Thanks to Nathan for the interview, and to Ed and Steve for playing.
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