Loren McLaughlin, reporter with the Gladwin Record & Clarion, works at his new iMac workstation in the newsroom. McLaughlin does the majority of video editing for the Record & Clarion staff.
While working in Gladwin, Mich., this week training the staff on MediaSpectrum software and launching a redesign on their print product on inDesign, I had a chance to witness the newsroom staff tackle coverage of a major drug bust by using a multimedia attack.
The Record & Clarion is a weekly print product that published\s on Wednesdays, but the staff of 4 operates as a daily newspaper online.
So, when the news of a drug bust came into the newsroom on the day of publication, the staff jumped at the chance to provide coverage of the event online.
They proved that “Digital First… Print Best” works!
Check out the full coverage of the drug bust at the following link:
http://www.gladwinmi.com/news/article_9e87044a-5d91-11e1-9a3f-001871e3ce6c.html
Stephanie Buffman, editor of the Record & Clarion, interviews a local politician on a video report.
Also, take a moment and watch Stephanie Buffman’s video report on the drug bust. She does a wonderful job with the voice over work, and staff member Loren McLaughlin put together the video using their new iMovie software. Last week, the Record & Clarion staff received new iMac and MacMini workstations, allowing them to produce video reports at their own desk — instead of having to share a common station.
The newspaper’s website at 827 visitors to their website on Wednesday — in a community of approximately 3,000.
This week alone, the Record & Clarion staff has posted three video reports.
