A roundup of some online journalism bloggers’ posts regarding today’s shootings:
[UPDATE] Poynter’s Al Tompkins has links to all sorts of excellent coverage: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=121541
Steve Outing: Social networking plays a role in another big story
Bloggers Blog: Blogs, Cell Phones Provide Coverage of Virginia Tech Shootings
Innovation in College Media: The problem with pre-roll advertisements: now is not the time
Mashable!: Virginia Tech Shootings: Facebook Groups to Join
Arvinder Kang: Virginia Tech Shooting- News Coverage Analysis (via Bryan Murley)
Make sure to check the Roanoke Times’ blog-style coverage. They were quick to get maps, video, photos and all other sorts of content to their site. Also, Josh Hallett points out how the university wisely switched to a low-bandwidth version of their site.
