"The Hijacking Suspect Next Door," a story about Cuban sympathizers who hijacked a flight from Miami in 1958 causing it to crash off Cuba, made the MiamiHerald.com mainstage and front page of the printed paper Sunday morning. Though a very interesting article, I was surprised that Sunday's Dolphins game didn't appear anywhere on the mainstage (maybe, it's still early?) Usually, Dolphins game coverage is featured prominently, and includes discussion forums and reporter blogs.
Kudos to the Herald for not "shoveling" the printed piece straight to its website, deciding instead to create a wonderful "print plus" story. Miamiherald.com includes a video interview of Osiris Martinez, a survivor of the plane hijacking that killed his wife and three children. You can see the regret and sadness in Mr. Martinez's eyes when watching the video, which also features photographs of his family and Cuba not found in the Sunday print edition. I think the use of video in this story was very effective, as it allows the reader to empathize with Mr. Martinez's experience.
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