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Wise County Messenger adopts a digital first ‘daily mindset’

Note:  We’re reprinting this column from the Wise County Messenger. Editor Kristin Tribe explains the paper’s commitment  to being first with the news in Wise County.

The Wise County Messenger has always taken pride in being the No. 1 source for local news.

Throughout the years, we’ve evolved from a weekly to semi-weekly paper, incorporating a daily Update along the way to ensure Wise County citizens were informed.

In our ongoing quest to better serve readers, we’ve adopted a daily mindset in the newsroom. Two weeks ago we started posting stories to our website every day in addition to Update.

Versions of the online-first stories will also appear in the print edition, often with more details, but the idea behind posting them online first is to keep readers better informed.

As soon as we learn something, we want to share it with you.

The stories are posted on our homepage, and then we share the links on Twitter and Facebook.

Longtime readers will be familiar with this method as we’ve practiced it for years with breaking news, and Sports Editor Richard Green adopted the online-first approach two years ago with his section.

So here’s what you have to look forward to during any given week: Update printed and posted bright and early every day, individual news stories posted to wcmessenger.com every day, print editions on Wednesday and Saturday, plus a variety of special sections throughout the year.

We’ve also started sharing more of photographer Joe Duty’s work in albums on Facebook, so feel free to peruse the shots and tag your friends. Most photos, with the exception of house fires and car accidents, are available for purchase at wcmessenger.com/photos.

The Messenger newsroom and staff are committed to leading the industry and providing the highest level of community journalism for you, the readers. We’re excited about giving you more information, in a more timely manner.

By Kristen Tribe

Wise County Messenger Editor Kristen Tribe, who began her career with the paper as a high school intern, has been a regular member of the staff since 2008. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and previously worked for The Cattleman magazine.