Thursday, November 22, 2007

Holiday News

It is is usually like a ghost-town in the newsroom on Holidays. That is especially true on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The only people in the building are the handful of people in the newsroom who have to make sure we are covering the news of the day. And much like the limited people in the newsroom, there is usually little to no breaking news going on during the holidays.

So what exactly do we cover on holidays? Of course we try to cover as many events (dinners, shopping, and shelters) as possible, but we also like to make sure we are representing the other news that is happening. This morning, we had a fire that broke out at a duplex. By listening to the police and fire scanners, it did not sound like a very big deal. But I chose to send a photographer to get some video just in case it turned out to be something more. Well, that it did. Raleigh police have arrested someone in connection with the blaze and there appears to be more of a story than we first thought.

So even though all of us love to cover the rescue mission serving meals, the parents getting in some early shopping, and the people hitting the gym, we must continue to gather the news that happens.