mediathon: hack the news! team nwsly.com project
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The problem...● Readers only visit one source ● No easy way to compare headlines● Stories get lost in the homepage clutter
nwsly.com● Daily featured topic● Displays headlines from multiple sources on
this topic● Daily email blast
nwsly advantage● clean, simple gateway● delightful user experience● drives traffic to media sources● focus on ONE story
nwsly rollout● Pittsburgh first● learn from Pittsburgh launch● Scale to other cities
o recruit curators from other cities● focus on ONE story
o compare headlines across cities
Pittsburgh Headlines:● Roethlisberger sets
passing record as Steelers romp past Ravens, 43-23
nwsly city comparisonsBaltimore Headlines:● Five Things We
Learned from the Ravens' 43-23 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers
the nwsly team● Dave Cole● Shawn Yauger● Mark McConnell● Lindsay Patross
Follow: @nwsly