TBD (website)
Encyclopedia
TBD is a website that covers Washington, D.C.
news. Launched on August 9, 2010, it is owned by Allbritton Communications Company
, with offices in Rosslyn, Virginia
.
(Channel 7) and its cable TV sibling, NewsChannel 8," according to The Washington Post
. The name TBD was announced April 22, 2010.
will be TBD's editor. Steve Buttry, named Editor & Publisher's 2010 Editor of the Year for his leadership in transforming a newsroom to adapt new technology and engage the community in deeper ways, is the director of community engagement. He leads a team of community hosts and social media and mobile producers. Steve Chaggaris, formerly political director of CBS News, is the director of TV projects.
television channel, we’ll always be in motion: constantly updating, improving and evolving; seeking more details, reaction or community conversation. We’ll be a place you visit to watch the news unfold in real time. ... We’ll be honest with our community about what we know and what we don’t know. We’ll tell you what questions we’re still pursuing and tell you how you can help us find the answers."
News will be produced by a combination of staff reporting and aggregation of other local blogs and news sites, according to Brady, who said, "I think we’re trying to figure out how to have a mix of stuff produced by professionals and make sure you’re keeping an eye on all the great stuff that’s being produced by citizens in the area. And you put all those together to create a news report that is different from what you’re seeing so far."
The site will have a staff of about 50, including about 20 reporters and seven members of a community engagement team. It will highlight major, area-wide news and micro, neighborhood-level information, according to a Poynter.org report. The top slice of news will be originally reported and aggregated. The bottom will be a combination of original reporting, aggregation and data.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
news. Launched on August 9, 2010, it is owned by Allbritton Communications Company
Allbritton Communications Company
The Allbritton Communications Company is an owner of television stations and other media, based in Arlington, Virginia. All of its stations are affiliated with ABC after signing an affiliation agreement in 1997.-Currently owned:...
, with offices in Rosslyn, Virginia
Rosslyn, Virginia
Rosslyn is an unincorporated area in Northern Virginia located in the northeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn...
.
History
Plans for the site were first announced in October 2009. The site "will build on a merger of the Web pages now fielded by the company's television stations, WJLA-TVWJLA-TV
WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station NewsChannel 8. The two stations share broadcast facilities in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia...
(Channel 7) and its cable TV sibling, NewsChannel 8," according to The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
. The name TBD was announced April 22, 2010.
Staff
Jim Brady, a former executive editor of WashingtonPost.com, will run the site and Erik Wemple, former editor of the Washington City PaperWashington City Paper
The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Founded in 1981, and published for its first year under the masthead 1981, taking the City Paper name in volume 2, by Russ Smith, it shared ownership with the Chicago Reader from 1982...
will be TBD's editor. Steve Buttry, named Editor & Publisher's 2010 Editor of the Year for his leadership in transforming a newsroom to adapt new technology and engage the community in deeper ways, is the director of community engagement. He leads a team of community hosts and social media and mobile producers. Steve Chaggaris, formerly political director of CBS News, is the director of TV projects.
Editorial Approach
The site plans a nontraditional approach to news reporting. The initial announcement posted on TBD.com said that "TBD will never be a finished product. On the web, on mobile devices and on our 24-hours cable newsUnited States cable news
Cable news refers to television channels devoted to television news broadcasts, with the name deriving from the proliferation of such networks during the 1980s with the advent of cable television. In the United States, early networks included CNN in 1980, Financial News Network in 1981, and CNN2 ...
television channel, we’ll always be in motion: constantly updating, improving and evolving; seeking more details, reaction or community conversation. We’ll be a place you visit to watch the news unfold in real time. ... We’ll be honest with our community about what we know and what we don’t know. We’ll tell you what questions we’re still pursuing and tell you how you can help us find the answers."
News will be produced by a combination of staff reporting and aggregation of other local blogs and news sites, according to Brady, who said, "I think we’re trying to figure out how to have a mix of stuff produced by professionals and make sure you’re keeping an eye on all the great stuff that’s being produced by citizens in the area. And you put all those together to create a news report that is different from what you’re seeing so far."
The site will have a staff of about 50, including about 20 reporters and seven members of a community engagement team. It will highlight major, area-wide news and micro, neighborhood-level information, according to a Poynter.org report. The top slice of news will be originally reported and aggregated. The bottom will be a combination of original reporting, aggregation and data.