Sunday, November 16, 2008

Has anyone even heard of Broomfield?

I always say that there is a place for hippies and hackie sack and that place is Boulder Colorado. Nestled just about 10 miles east of Boulder there is a town that no one has even heard of. This place would be my hometown of Broomfield. Broomfield turns out a pretty respectable paper every week. The reason that I really love this paper is that it is focused specifically on the small things that are going on down the street from my house, which is what a local paper is supposed to focus on I guess. 
The Broomfield Enterprise is keeping up with all the latest trends in the media. It has its own website where readers can go to get their news whenever they feel the need to. The paper also get many of its stories from user generated content, which is very important in convergence journalism. The have a section where users can send in photos and a and videos that they have taken from important events throughout town. The paper also offers podcasts and audio feed for all of you out there that prefer to hear rather than to see. The website also has many blogs where users can voice their opinions on matters that are important to the town. 
Other than the things that I already mentioned above there are not many other things that the Broomfield Enterprise is doing in relevance to convergence. It is a good paper that is very easy to use and their website is very user friendly as well. They rely heavily on the public to give them content to put in their stories. Everything said, the Broomfield Enterprise is a very respectable paper.

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