Why The Smoking Gun is so good
TheSmokingGun.com is known for publishing headline-grabbing documents, FBI and police reports and lawsuits, and the key to the success of the four-person staff boils down to two things: technology and old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting.The team break stories the old-fashioned way – they plow through public records to find the "gotcha" document. And once they've got the documents, "We can publish and distribute immediately. That means we can beat the traditional media every time," Editor William Bastone, a former Village Voice crime reporter, tells The Dallas Morning News. "We can also respond to tips right away, too. Ten years ago, someone might have picked up a phone and called the city desk. ... Now they send an e-mail. And we read it right away and if it leads to something – boom, it's on the site for the world to see."
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