pic by flickr user “JL1967″:http://www.flickr.com/photos/76277389@N00/
It has been a tough morning getting to work with a major fire burning a block or two from the office.
What’s been tougher is getting coverage. All the major news outlets have had the same stories up since this morning with partial details and small photos.
In searching for more up to date coverage the local blogs have been great.
If there is any doubt about how blogs will disrupt the traditional media here are some great examples.
Who is covering this story best?
Traditional media
“CityTV”:http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_19772.aspx
“CTV”:http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080220/queen_fire_080220/20080220?hub=TopStories
“CBC”:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/02/20/toronto-fire.html
Blogs
“BlogTO”:http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/02/6alarm_fire_at_queen_bathurst/
“Torontoist”:http://torontoist.com/2008/02/massive_fire_hi.php
written by Jon Lax
thestar.com is doing a good job with a quick video and galleries.
More shots from “Torontoist”:http://torontoist.com/2008/02/phototo_queen_s.php
Looks like Cosmos records survived.