Newspapers share their inner workings on the Net

Via BostonHerald.com: In a time of sagging trust in the mainstream media, some newspapers, like the Spokane, Wash., Spokesman-Review, [along with The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, as discussed in this Poynter.org posting] are finding ways to make their inner workings more transparent.

For several weeks now, the Review has started blogging its daily news meetings. Editor Steven A. Smith said "people who engage with the paper on the Web will be more likely to do so with the print edition" and that the blogs are an experiment to encourage reader engagement. Smith plans to start Webcasting the meetings starting late in the summer.