TV news manager quits to work on blog
Cory Bergman December 17th, 2007
West Seattle Blog is a very popular neighborhood news blog here in Seattle. And for good reason: it’s covers the neighborhood better than most newspapers could ever dream to cover it, thanks in part to a steady stream of story tips and photos submitted by users. For the last year, the blog has been clouded in mystery as its popularity grew. The authors went to great lengths to stay anonymous. But last week, Tracy Record quit her job as assistant news director of KCPQ and revealed that she and her husband are the West Seattle bloggers. (Interestingly, Tracy also used to work at ABCNews.com). With Tracy covering the news and her husband Patrick Sand taking care of sales, the two say they’re setting out to make a hyperlocal experiment become a full-time venture. So stay tuned…
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1. Hanson | December 19th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
I’m glad they finally came “out” and hope they find success. Thanks to Cory’s advice, Tracy appeared in my Master’s class on User-Generated Content a couple of months ago, and was a huge hit with students. There’s probably a magic formula for hyperlocal journalism, and West Seattle might just be one place where it works (poorly served by mainstream media, engaged community, clearly-defined issues such as traffic, weather and development).
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