Perhaps subdued somewhat by the economy, but local newspapers and broadcast stations all seem to have staff on the ground in Washington D.C. today for the inauguration of Barack Obama. Special sections and historic front pages will make Wednesday newspapers collector items. You will probably need to watch ESPN today not to watch the historic event.
Web sites and networks are implementing new technologies to bring the story to life. All the new gizmos don’t do the job on their own, its the journalists working in less than an ideal conditions who are responsible for that.
Many of these people will be transmitting live from the Washington Mall or from some very cramped shared office space. No 600 thread-count sheets either – strained budgets and room prices have driven a lot of these people to find some unique sleeping quarters. They should all have some very good back stories to share about their experience.
We will attempt to bring together some of the Ohio-based content on Wednesday.