How different has working for online news been compared to print news?
It’s extremely different. Online is a fantastic medium for telling stories, where you can include photos, videos, and external links for readers to refer to original sources, all in one neat package. But there’s also the removal of deadlines as such. It’s hard to describe – you almost have no deadlines or constant deadlines that need to be met. I guess what it’s most similar to is radio, because you’re trying to keep updating people on the news, and you’re trying to cater to your regular readers of the site, while also trying to cater for people who are accessing the site once or twice a day, and give them important information that they need to know. Another challenge is not to stay reactive and just be following the big stories of the day. We also want to be breaking news ourselves and have proactive content. Being the first standalone newspaper website in Australia, how has brisbanetimes.com.au changed the Brisbane media landscape? The launch of brisbanetimes.com.au was really good
