Minneapolis-based television station WCCO TV has launched a new interactive, online news feature allowing its audience to participate in stories. The Wire was previewed last October, and is now online in beta.
Here’s how it works: A WCCO reporter or staffer kicks off a story in the timeline. As the story unfolds, updates are done, but where it gets interesting is this: We — formerly known as the audience but geared to be highly participative in today’s online world — are able to submit relevant perspective, information and media we capture digitally and report on the story!
