The homepage of the Orlando Sentinel on April 21, 2013.
Although the Orlando Sentinel did not have all original coverage of the Boston bombings, it did have a lot of coverage. Most of the videos and photo galleries displayed on the homepage of the site involved content related to the bombings. I think that it is great that the Sentinel offered so much coverage, because eventhough it wasn't a local tragedy, it still is a major newsworthy event.
The Sentinel didn't really seem to do anything different from other publications. They used a lot of their material from the Boston Globe, AP, and Reuters. I realize that the bombings didn't occur anywhere near Orlando, but the Sentinel should have had at least one original article.
The Sentinel did at least have a story, from another news source, on their homepage throughout the week. This was helpful for people who do strictly get their news from the Sentinel. When you clicked on that homepage story, along the side of it was all other related stories. There were also photo galleries and videos on the other side of the page.
I do think in a situation like this that the Sentinel should let the bigger publications cover the story. Since there were so many twists and turns with the events that happened between Monday and Friday, I think it was better that the Sentinel didn't publish anything. They could have easily gotten their facts wrong and readers would not trust their reporting.
So clearly the Sentinel didn't originally cover the bombings, they did provide enough information for people on their site. If I did just go to the Sentinel for news about the bombings, which would not be my first choice, I would still understand what was going on. The Sentinel did a good job of pulling from other sites to cover the bombings.
The Sentinel didn't really seem to do anything different from other publications. They used a lot of their material from the Boston Globe, AP, and Reuters. I realize that the bombings didn't occur anywhere near Orlando, but the Sentinel should have had at least one original article.
The Sentinel did at least have a story, from another news source, on their homepage throughout the week. This was helpful for people who do strictly get their news from the Sentinel. When you clicked on that homepage story, along the side of it was all other related stories. There were also photo galleries and videos on the other side of the page.
I do think in a situation like this that the Sentinel should let the bigger publications cover the story. Since there were so many twists and turns with the events that happened between Monday and Friday, I think it was better that the Sentinel didn't publish anything. They could have easily gotten their facts wrong and readers would not trust their reporting.
So clearly the Sentinel didn't originally cover the bombings, they did provide enough information for people on their site. If I did just go to the Sentinel for news about the bombings, which would not be my first choice, I would still understand what was going on. The Sentinel did a good job of pulling from other sites to cover the bombings.
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