My opinion is that annarbor.com is an example of the hybrid form that Prof. Tracy wrote about. It has elements that use the internet technologies to improve the news given. It isn't just the paper version reproduced online. Something that stuck out for me was the other links given in a particular story. For example the article covered the Michigan vs Eastern game had some many other links inside the article. I could watch videos, chat about it, find other stories related to the game, get stuff on the big ten, etc. The article gave me much more options to find out more about the game. This struck me as a key point in the hybrid model mentioned in the reading. The articles on this site connect people to more information by using links to various topics and media forms.
Other things that I connected to the hybrid form was the way the reader could interact by leaving comments and live chatting. Also the site was constantly being updated around the clock. The article mentioned above was posted 5 hours ago an I even noticed another story posted at 3 am.
For these reasons I think annarbor.com was a good example of the hybrid form.
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I agree with everything you said about AnnArbor.com as a good example of a hybrid news source. I think it is on par with a lot of great news sources that allow the readers various options for interaction (photos, videos, polls, comments, etc.).
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