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Little Rock station puts reporter on camera-all day
Every young reporter aspires to more face-time on camera, and KATV Little Rock's Kristin Fisher has gotten that wish-and then some. As the November sweeps progress, Fisher's every move at work-or at least the large majority of them-is followed by Webcams located both at her desk and in her car, giving viewers a real-time peek at how stories are built before they air on the evening news.
Fisher also Twitters and blogs to offer more insights into her workday-and provide a wider opportunity for viewers to interact with her. Viewers are also invited to vote on which of three stories Fisher is to chase the following day.
KATV News Director Randy Dixon said the idea for the Kristin-Cam project, officially known as "Choose Your News," was hatched a few months back. The Allbritton station was testing various technologies to stream digital content to the Web, and Fisher seemed the ideal candidate to be the face of the project. "She can shoot, she can edit, and she loves new technology," Dixon says.
KATV is not the first...