Anatomy of Breaking News 4 - Covering two major stories at once

5:11 p.m. I've spent the last 40 minutes putting stories together for the Akron-Canton News while monitoring the rest of the coverage from Cleveland.

A few observations:

• The Press conference at WKYC went well .. with most reporters getting to ask at least one question.


• We scored a pretty good TV news coup by getting Mayor Jackson and the Cleveland Schools Superintendent to come on to the set with Romona and Tim immediately after that press conference.


• One of the shooting victims, an 18-year-old who was grazed, held his own impromptu press conference right in front of Metro Hospital. He was treated and released and talked about calling his father from the ambulance to tell him he'd been shot.


• The train derailment is still burning .. now four+ hours since it jumped the tracks. Jeff Maynor went live around 4:45 p.m. with details about the roads still being closed and areas still evacuated.


• Governor Strickland has now issued his own statement on the shooting via email .. thanks to Greg Korte at the Cincinnati Enquirer for forwarding it on.


• Dave Summers has good info on the shooter and his background. We're learning more about the arguments the shooter was in yesterday that lead to his suspension and eventual threats of retaliation.