The WashingtonPost.com is experimenting with its coverage for the Republican and Democratic conventions in the US; it is planning to produce seven hours of live video coverage a day.

WashingtonPost.com and Newsweek.com reporters, "using a cutting-edge cell phone application from Comet Technologies, will be some of the first to live-stream video from their cell phones into a live webcast. Reporters will stream convention developments and questions from people directly onto 'Convention '08,' offering audiences a heightened layer of real-time video coverage. In addition, a live discussion platform online below the video screen will give viewers the ability to interact with anchors and guests," according to a press release from the Washington Post.

Jim Brady, the site's executive editor, says of the new coverage, "Not everyone will watch all seven hours of coverage, but we think we'll maintain a steady stream of viewers with some increases around major speeches. In the end, this is an experiment for us, and to experiment on the Web, we've got to be willing to roll the dice and try new things."

Source: Poynter Online