 NEWS PORTALS INSTEAD OF NEWS ROOMS: This photo of The New York Times newsroom was taken in 1942; today's newsrooms are increasingly equipping their reporters with digital still and video cameras like the one above. That has resulted in both a much more interactive experience for newspapers' online readers, ª la the Washingtonpost.com site, as well as -- in some cases -- a much more web-influenced print edition, as seen in the bold new redesign of the Bakersfield Californian's front page parent page (15 - 21 June 2006, issue #799) |