COMPUTER USED IN COURTROOM TO RELAY VERDICT.Byline: DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. KRONKE Television Writer For its coverage of Friday's verdict in the George Weller This article is about the writer. For the elderly motorist in a fatal car accident, see George Russell Weller. George Anthony Weller (1907–19 December 2002) was an American novelist, playwright, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for trial, KNBC KNBC Kings Norton Bowling Club (Channel 4) created an ``electronic newspaper'' that allowed a reporter inside the courtroom to send text via laptop directly to the air. ``Through the triumph of text, we found a way to get the printed word on TV in real time,'' said Robert Long Robert Long refer to:
``There was no way to cover it in the conventional television way,'' Long said. ``So we put her in (the) courtroom with a wireless computer. We talked to the court and the judge was fine with that.'' Long credited operations manager Jody Mena and managing editor Todd Mokhtari with the idea of routing the computer's instant-messaging capability directly to the airwaves. Mokhtari asked Vandor questions via instant messaging and she would respond, and viewers saw it all as it happened in real time, he said. ``We felt good about doing our job in a timely way,'' Long said. ``We exercised some of these new muscles and put the pieces together. ``No one else thought to do it,'' he said. ``Everyone will do it tomorrow.'' david.kronke(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3638 |
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