Comments on: Patch vs. MediaNews: One Little, Instructive Story

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:59:57 +0000

To update: although the first 9 comments were from Patch editors chatting about the shooting, articulate comments then came from (self-identified) relatives and acquaintances of the deceased, as well as allies of law enforcement. Five days after the story, the comments thread added depth to Patch’s followup story.

Thanks for the original post.

By: Ken Doctor

Ken Doctor — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:16:09 +0000

Tom: Sorry, I was late on this. Posted and great to note. Ken

By: Tom Grubisich

Tom Grubisich — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:52:43 +0000

On July 9, I sent in a comment pointing out that all nine of the comments on the Patch 7-Eleven shooting story were posted by two editors at Patch sites. My comment is still awaiting moderation three days later. Will it be shared with your readers?

By: Marcia Parker

Marcia Parker — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:01:46 +0000

Hi Ken.

It’s Marcia Parker, West Coast Editorial Director for Patch. Thanks for the post. We have ambitious plans for our coverage of communities here in California and across Patch. Keep watching!

p.s. Let’s have coffee one day soon too!

By: links for 2010-07-10 — contentious.com

links for 2010-07-10 — contentious.com — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:01:28 +0000

[...] Patch vs. MediaNews: One Little, Instructive Story | Newsonomics "On Thursday, San Ramon saw a big breaking news story, of a 24-year-old menacing police outside a 7-11. They shot and killed him, after a standoff. Take a look at the coverage and you can see that the Contra Costa Times’ story has more depth, background and nuance. Patch’s story is straightforward, but lacking in those same qualities. That quick comparison may be typical for how a newspaper responds to the big, breaking story — one of unusual suburban daily drama — as compared to AOL’s user-gen start-up. [...]

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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:53:48 +0000

[...] Newsonomics has a piece on its blog comparing Patch.com news report with one in Contra Costa Times. Contra Costa has better reporting. But Patch had more interaction with its readers. It also had better SEO and was listed higher in Google. [...]

By: Tom Grubisich

Tom Grubisich — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:31:01 +0000

All the comments on the Patch 7-Eleven shooting story come from two editors at other Patch sites. What’s that called, comment optimization?