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Newspapers turning to videos to enhance reporting the news.

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Many television news programs have become more like newspapers by having a print version of stories online. And now there is a trend for Mississippi newspapers to become more like television by providing online video coverage of news events.

"From a Mississippi perspective, we may be further along than some people realize," said Layne Bruce, executive director, Mississippi Press Association. "There are a number of newspapers in the state that are dabbling in the process of using video to compliment their Web site. I can rattle off several daily newspapers employing this, and even some weekly newspaper that have got ten in the practice of posting videos to the Web. As time marches on, I believe it will become even more common for newspaper Web sites."

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While printed newspapers delivered to the front door or available at news stands are still what define newspapers, Bruce sees the online companion Web sites as a very valuable tool to do What...

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