Because the December content for the Times-Dispatch apparently has vanished -- at least momentarily -- I stumbled over to InRich.com in search of a recent Michael Paul Williams column. You might imagine my surprise to see that InRich's gigantic "local" news feed culls from Media General's local news sources as well as independents like Style Weekly, Church Hill People's News and Fan District Hub.
Since I've been griping for months -- years, even -- that the Times-Dispatch needs to begin to incorporate local weblogs into its content delivery, I suppose I should be pleased to see the Media General site taking a solid step in that direction. The fact that the posts link directly to the original sources is a plus -- and could generate some well-deserved traffic to Richmond's independent news and information sources.
My only gripe? No feeds to be found from Buttermilk & Molasses or North Richmond News! And where, oh where, are the Jack Goes Forth feeds!?
