Then there’s our coverage of the Metro Nashville School Board’s approval of raises for teachers. As we worked to explain what the story meant for readers, we decided, as opposed to a traditional narrative, posing three questions would be more effective and would get to the root of what people wanted to know, which was why is the stadium location not determined yet? Newspapers just don’t approach their coverage like that. Take our coverage of Nashville picking a site for its new soccer team. We are taking what is traditional coverage and working to make it come alive by delivering information in bite-size portions so it’s perfect for mobile consumption.
How does this work out in actual coverage? Some examples? That question from our reporter drives that home in a big way. We’re building an expectation with our staff that we need and want this to be different and for them to understand why. I laughed because she was asking like it was an option that we just don’t use often. It’s funny, our reporter asked me recently if she should actually cover a meeting in a narrative format. Imagine that!Īs we built both print and web, our goal was to develop features throughout that gave readers lots of choices in a single article-a deep narrative dive, a quick list of questions we’re answering, a map that outlines the movement of a project. The goal is to not make the reader work hard for the information and actually make reading our products an enjoyable experience. It’s why the print experience is so fast and enjoyable for the reader. In the development of our design, it was very interesting that we started on the small screen and then finished with our print design. It’s where our audience is, and we have to realize that a reading experience that packs a ton of info and layers nicely for deeper reads is essential today. We do that by looking at each item and thinking deeply about the information we need to provide and then the design experience we need to deliver. We’re saying, you can’t just keeping writing-you have to focus your efforts around capturing attention, regardless of the platform you’re on. They cover stories and events and write…and write…and write. That’s just not how traditional newsrooms function. Rover first and foremost is blowing up the traditional storytelling model by thinking about what the reader really needs to know in the story and how best to deliver that information. What is Rover doing in the Nashville suburb of Green Hills that isn’t being done by other local news providers? In this Q&A, AHP Chief Strategy Officer Arkin details how the company’s brand-new publication Rover-launched two weeks ago in suburban Nashville-aims to present news to its readers as an “enjoyable experience.”
#NEWS ROVER FOR MOBILE INSTALL#
Download and install the app to your device.Ģ.To create a totally new experience in hyperlocal news, American Hometown Publishing CEO Brad Dennison came together with David Arkin for the third time in their intersecting careers to launch an experiment at the cutting edge of tumultuous change in the local newspaper business. In order to use this APP your agency has to be a subscriber to the Spotted Dog ROVER system.
The system provides critical data to responders so they can make better decisions in the field. With integration into CAD systems, the ROVER provides responder’s who is responding, critical address information through a pre-plan based module, mapping data such as water sources for fire departments (Fire Hydrants, Lakes, and Dry Hydrants), as well as many other critical data points.
#NEWS ROVER FOR MOBILE SOFTWARE#
The Spotted Dog ROVER application is a cloud hosted emergency services (Fire / Police / EMS) software system that integrates with 911 and local dispatch centers to digitally push data to responders.
#NEWS ROVER FOR MOBILE ANDROID#
The ROVER mobile app allows your Android Smartphone and Tablet to access your department’s alarms, responders, and mapping data in real-time. ROVER Mobile is a companion application for your Spotted Dog ROVER system.
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