How new media and old can work together
The Maryland Politics Watch blog had the scoop: The Maryland Transit Administration had a plan in the works for listening devices on its buses. But the Baltimore Sun and Getting There blog had the reach and reporting resources to take the story to a higher level and bring about change. After The Sun contacted the Maryland Department of Transportation, the notion was quickly jettisoned.
It was nice of Journalism.org, a publication of the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, to notice. It is the practice of the newspaper, and the blog, to give credit where credit is due. Blogs such as MPW are an important part of the information chain, and when their vigilance brings a matter such as this to light, they deserve a shout-out.
