Perhaps it was only a matter of time before an information tool such as a search engine grew into a source of information on its own. Yahoo last month took that leap, announcing Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone, a multimedia effort to bring online news to life. Yahoo says that it is not looking to duplicate the efforts of other journalists, but instead will send Sites, a journalist and blogger who has covered war zones throughout the world for a variety of news organizations, to unique locations spanning the globe.
Yahoo Leaps Into Media Void
Posted by: Susan B. Shor October 19, 2005 05:00 AMPerhaps it was only a matter of time before an information tool such as a search engine grew into a source of information on its own. Yahoo last month took that leap, announcing Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone, a multimedia effort to bring online news to life. Yahoo says that it is not looking to duplicate the efforts of other journalists, but instead will send Sites, a journalist and blogger who has covered war zones throughout the world for a variety of news organizations, to unique locations spanning the globe.