Re:Comments != Interactivity (Score 1)

It varies from reporter to reporter, and whether they "get" the web or not. Most don't. Those that do, read the comments and actually respond when appropiate. If I had my way, I'd require all reporters to start their day by reading and responding to the comments, but I dont have that kind of authority.

Its one aspect that the article hasnt adressed and that I havent mentioned. These intiatives are well and good, but changing a newsroom culture is a pretty uphill battle, and if other newsrooms go with these ideas, they should expect a fair amount of resistance and/or apathy at the beginning. Its taken us years to get across our ideas.