The Milwaukee Police Department has a new addition to the force – The Source. The site is meant to fill in the holes where local newscasters and newspaper reporters fall short. Chief of Police Ed Flynn calls it “a public safety news outlet for the community.”
But it does seem a little bit like a direct response to some recent coverage. In an early post, Flynn ends by writing, “To the Journal Sentinel I say, ‘Welcome to the 21st Century.’” The 21st century, where anyone – even a police department – can have a blog.
The Source even got the department some lip service on media commentator Jim Romenesko’s blog today.
