Reporting Live Made Simple for College News

When a col­lege news­pa­per makes the tran­si­tion to pull a Web site out of the dark dank closet and make it an inte­gral part of their report­ing, cer­tain tools may be uti­lized to improve cer­tain types of reporting.

www.coveritlive.com is a free ser­vice that allows play-by-play updates with the ease of Twit­ter but the sophis­ti­ca­tion of a cha­t­room. It allows for inter­ac­tion in the form of ques­tions and com­ments posed by the users, the addi­tion of media includ­ing sound, video and pho­tos to be quickly and eas­ily uploaded and best of all, it’s free and easy to use. (more…)